- Vehicles
- 117
- Built between
- Apr 2005 – Aug 2014
- Models
- 21
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 24 March 2015
- Repaired
- 5%
- Unrepaired
- 94
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between April 2005 and August 2014. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1993 Blue Bird BUSBuilt April 2009 to July 2009
- 2009 Farber Cargo Mate TrailerBuilt January 2009 to February 2009
- 2006-2013 Ford E-450Built January 2007 to July 2013
- 2011-2012 Ford F-550 SDBuilt March 2011 to August 2012
- 2010-2014 Freightliner M2Built April 2011 to March 2014
- 2011 Freightliner MBCBuilt November 2012 to January 2013
- 2010 Freightliner XCSBuilt June 2014 to August 2014
- 2007 GMC C6500Built June 2008 to August 2008
- 2006-2007 Strick TrailerBuilt December 2006 to January 2011
- 2008 Utilimaster Chevrolet C5500Built June 2008 to September 2008
- 2005-2013 Utilimaster MT55Built April 2005 to July 2013
- 2010 Winnebago WFE30WBuilt July 2010 to September 2010
- 2006 Winnebago WFF31SBuilt May 2006 to July 2006
- 2008 Winnebago WFF38SBuilt September 2007 to November 2007
- 2005 Winnebago WFG38SBuilt July 2005 to June 2006
- 2012-2014 Winnebago WFJ33SBuilt June 2011 to April 2014
- 2009 Winnebago WFJ35SBuilt November 2009 to January 2010
- 2010-2014 Winnebago WFJ38SBuilt January 2010 to June 2014
- 2007 Winnebago WPF33SBuilt November 2006 to January 2007
- 2006 Winnebago WPF38SBuilt November 2006 to June 2007
- 2010 Workhorse 38SBuilt January 2011 to March 2011
Repair progress
94 of 117 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2015.
5% repaired — 6 of 117 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 17
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Farber Specialty Vehicles (Farber) is recalling various specialty vehicles modified by Farber and equipped with model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon Corporation. The platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may crack.
What could happen
If the platform side plates crack, the lift platform can separate from the lift and come to rest against the vehicle's lift door. When the doors are opened, the platform may fall out, increasing the risk of injury to the lift operator.
What gets fixed
Farber will notify owners to take their vehicles to a Ricon dealer or service center who will install supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on March 24, 2015.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtApril 2005 to August 2014
- Recall reported to NHTSA25 February 2015
- Owners notified24 March 2015
- Latest repair reportQ1 2015 — 5% repaired
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 25 February 2015.
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 may contact Farber customer service at 1-800-331-3188, or Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884. Farber's number for this recall is 14E-041.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 14E-041
- Recalling manufacturer
- Farber Specialty Vehicles
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
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
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.
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.