Coach And Equipment recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility

What is wrong

Coach & Equipment Mfg Corp. (Coach & Equipment) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 Alley Cat, Condor LT, Metro Lite, Pegasus, and Phoenix transit buses manufactured January 1, 2006, to September 18, 2014, equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts built by the Ricon Corporation. The affected lifts are equipped with folding link arms that may have pivot holes that are too big, allowing the bearings to move out of position.

What could happen

If the bearings move out of position, the stowed platform may have excessive movement resulting in failure of the platform mounting. This failure could cause the wheel chair lift platform to fall out of the vehicle when the doors are opened, increasing the risk of injury for the lift operator.

The fix

Coach and Equipment will notify owners, and Ricon dealers will inspect the link arms for damage or for displaced bearings. The platform will be inspected for cracks. Any damaged parts will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on December 18, 2015. Owners may contact Coach & Equipment customer service at 1-800-724-8464, or Ricon Customer Service at 1-800-322-2884. Coach & Equipment's number for this recall is 15E-068. Note: These buses and wheelchair lifts were subject to a similar recall in 2014. All vehicles that received that recall remedy are still affected by this recall as well.

Vehicles covered

• Coach And Equipment Alley Cat 2006–2014
• Coach And Equipment Condor Lt 2006–2014
• Coach And Equipment Metro Lite 2006–2014
• Coach And Equipment Pegasus 2006–2014
• Coach And Equipment Phoenix 2006–2014

Facts

NHTSA recall number

15V773000

Type

Vehicle

Filed by

Coach And Equipment Mfg Corp.

Reported to NHTSA

Nov 19, 2015

Owners notified

Dec 18, 2015

Vehicles or items affected

2,029

Started by

NHTSA investigation

Built

Jan 1, 2006 to Sep 18, 2014

Part

Equipment adaptive/mobility

Maker's own recall number

15E-068

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Other recalls for the same vehicles

• Coach And Equipment recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility Oct 1, 2014
• Coach And Equipment recall: Seats Nov 12, 2018
• Coach And Equipment recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility Sep 11, 2018
• Coach And Equipment recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility May 27, 2016
• Coach And Equipment recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility May 1, 2014
• Coach And Equipment recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility Jul 22, 2026

To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.