Threshold Warning Kit Equipment Adaptive/Mobility: Wheelchair Lift/Ramp

Threshold Warning Kit is recalling about 5,321 vehicles over a problem with the equipment adaptive/mobility. Beacons that do not provide proper illumination may be less visible to wheelchair lift users, increasing the risk of injury.

Campaign
23E091000
Manufacturer
Ricon Corporation
Reported
22 November 2023
Vehicles
5,321
Built between
Not published
Models
1
Recall type
Equipment
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
11 January 2024
Repaired
25%
Unrepaired
4,012

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • Threshold Warning Kit RI32885

Repair progress

4,012 of 5,321 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2026.

25% repaired — 1,309 of 5,321 reported

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

Ricon Corporation (Ricon) is recalling certain Threshold Warning System Kits (TWS) with part number RI32885, designed for use with Ricon Baylift and Mirage Series wheelchair lifts. The red beacon lighting on the TWS may not be bright enough. As such, these kits fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 403, "Platform Lift Systems."

What could happen

Beacons that do not provide proper illumination may be less visible to wheelchair lift users, increasing the risk of injury.

What gets fixed

Ricon will replace the TWS kits, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 11, 2024.

Parts involved

  • Light Assy,threshold Warning SystemRicon PN RI32853; Peterson PN M138R-24VLight, Red, 24V Rectangular, Two Bulb

Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA22 November 2023
  2. Owners notified11 January 2024
  3. Latest repair reportQ2 2026 — 25% 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 22 November 2023.

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 Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
Ricon Corporation
Safety standard
FMVSS 403
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.nhtsa.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.

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