Chrysler Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

Chrysler is recalling about 1,660 vehicles over a problem with the equipment adaptive/mobility. In the event of a vehicle crash, the wheelchair may not be adequately secured possibly resulting in injuries to a wheelchair occupant.

Campaign
04V562000
Manufacturer
MOBILITY WORKS
Reported
26 November 2004
Vehicles
1,660
Built between
Jan 1997 – Aug 2004
Models
18
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
NHTSA investigation
Owners notified
Not yet
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between January 1997 and August 2004. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1997-2004 Chrysler 1500Built January 1997 to August 2004
  • 1997-2004 Chrysler 2500Built January 1997 to August 2004
  • 1997-2004 Chrysler 3500Built January 1997 to August 2004
  • 2004 Ford E-250Built January 1997 to August 2004
  • 2004 Ford E-350Built January 1997 to August 2004
  • 1997-2000, 2004 Ford E150Built January 1997 to August 2004
  • 1997-2000 Ford E250Built January 1997 to August 2004
  • 1997-2000 Ford E350Built January 1997 to August 2004
  • 1997-2000 GMC 1500Built January 1997 to August 2004
  • 1997-2000 GMC 2500Built January 1997 to August 2004
  • 1997, 2003-2004 GMC 3500Built January 1997 to August 2004
  • 2001-2004 GMC Sierra 1500Built January 1997 to August 2004
  • 2004 GMC Sierra 2500Built January 1997 to August 2004
  • 1998-2002 GMC Sierra 3500Built January 1997 to August 2004
  • 2001-2003 Mobilityworks Ford E150Built January 1997 to August 2004
  • 2001-2003 Mobilityworks Ford E250Built January 1997 to August 2004
  • 2001-2003 Mobilityworks Ford E350Built January 1997 to August 2004
  • 2001-2003 Mobilityworks GMC 2500Built January 1997 to August 2004

What the defect is

On certain vans equipped with sure-lok wheelchair securement systems, the sprocket teeth of the retractor assembly is out of alignment.

What could happen

In the event of a vehicle crash, the wheelchair may not be adequately secured possibly resulting in injuries to a wheelchair occupant.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE WHEELCHAIR SECUREMENT RETRACTORS AS NECESSARY. SURE-LOK WILL HANDLE THE REPAIRS FOR THIS CAMPAIGN.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJanuary 1997 to August 2004
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA26 November 2004

No owner-notification date has been published yet. Manufacturers normally write to registered owners within 60 days of reporting a recall.

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 26 November 2004.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners should contact sure-lock at 1-908-231-1804 or mobilityworks at 1-800-769-8267.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
04E-058
Recalling manufacturer
MOBILITY WORKS
Recall initiated by
ODI

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Sure-lok recall no. 04E-058.CUSTOMERS can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

Same component

Same brand