Defect Description For Recall
Rifled Air Conditioning (Rac) Is Recalling 6 My 2001 Chevrolet Express Private Transport, My 2005 Thomas Built Fs65, My 2006-2007 Monitour Bus, And My 2007 C-2 School Bus Vehicles Built On Freightliner, And GM 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
THOMAS BUILT
Model Of Vehicle
C-2
Year
2007
Recall Campaign Number
08V650000
Component Description
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
Effect Of Defect
The User Of The Lift Could Be Injured Should The Lift Move Unintentionally.
Fix Defect
Rac 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 Rac At 1-800-627-1707.
Vehicle Manufacturer
Rifled Air Conditioning Systems
Start Of Manufacture
End Of Manufacture
Type Of Vehicle Recall
V
Number Affected
6
Date Owners Notified
20090105
Initiated By
Odi
Responsible Manufacturer
Rifled Air Conditioning Systems
Date Report Received
20081210
Make Campaign Number
Part Number
571
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
404