Ford recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility
What is wrong
New England Wheels is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 Ford E-250, and E-350 cargo vans modified to be 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
New England Wheels 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 January 5, 2016. Owners may contact New England Wheels customer service at 1-800-866-9247, or Ricon Customer Service at 1-800-322-2884. New England Wheels' number for this recall is 15E-068. Note: These vans 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
- Ford E-250 2006–2014
- Ford E-350 2006–2014
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 15V779000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- New England Wheels
- Reported to NHTSA
- Nov 20, 2015
- Owners notified
- Jan 5, 2016
- Vehicles or items affected
- 278
- Started by
- NHTSA investigation
- Built
- Jan 1, 2006 to Sep 30, 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
- Chevrolet / Chrysler / Dodge and more recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility Dec 17, 2025
- Ford recall: Equipment May 27, 2022
- Ford / Mobility Specialists / Ram recall: Seats Apr 18, 2019
- Ford recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility Feb 26, 2019
- Ford recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility May 24, 2016
- Ford recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility Nov 17, 2015
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.