Defect Description For Recall
Farber Specialty Is Recalling 32 My 2005-2008 Commercial Mobile Command Specialty Vehicles Built On Workhorse, Freightliner, Chevrolet, Ford, Utilimaster And Winnebago Chassis And Equipped With Ricon Platform Style Wheelchair Lifts. These Vehicles Fail To Comply With The Requirements Of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 404, “Platform Lift Installations In Motor Vehicles.” The Threshold Warning System May Not Detect The Presence Of A Wheelchair Or Mobility Aid User In A Certain Spot Within The Defined Threshold Area.
Make Of Vehicle
FARBER
Model Of Vehicle
SPECIALTY VEHICLE
Year
2007
Recall Campaign Number
08V590000
Component Description
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
Effect Of Defect
The User Of The Lift Could Be Injured Should The Lift Move Unintentionally.
Fix Defect
Farber Specialty Is Working With Ricon To Correct The Wheelchair Lifts Free Of Charge (Please See 07E095). Owners May Contact Ricon At 1-818-267-3000 Or Farber Specialty At 1-818-267-3016.
Vehicle Manufacturer
Farber Specialty Vehicles
Start Of Manufacture
20050701
End Of Manufacture
20071130
Type Of Vehicle Recall
V
Number Affected
32
Date Owners Notified
20081231
Initiated By
Odi
Responsible Manufacturer
Farber Specialty Vehicles
Date Report Received
20081114
Make Campaign Number
Part Number
571
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
404