Defect Description For Recall
Daimler Buses Of North Carolina (Dbnc) Is Recalling 334 My 2005-2006 Sprinter 2500 And My 2003, 2005-2007 Sprinter 3500 Buses Equipped With Ricon Platform Style Wheelchair Lifts. These Buses Fail To Comply With The Requirements Of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 404, “Platform Lift Installation 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
SPRINTER
Model Of Vehicle
3500
Year
2007
Recall Campaign Number
08V134000
Component Description
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
Effect Of Defect
The User Of The Lift Could Be Injured Should The Lift Move Unintentionally.
Fix Defect
Dbnc 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 Dbnc At 1-905-403-7807.
Vehicle Manufacturer
Daimler Buses North Carolina
Start Of Manufacture
20050701
End Of Manufacture
20080331
Type Of Vehicle Recall
V
Number Affected
334
Date Owners Notified
20090130
Initiated By
Mfr
Responsible Manufacturer
Daimler Buses North America
Date Report Received
20080324
Make Campaign Number
Part Number
571
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
404