2005–2007 Dodgen Motor Home recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
Dodgen is recalling 2 my 2005-2007 26' handicap accessible Motor homes 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.
💥 The risk
The user of the lift could be injured should the lift move unintentionally.
🔧 The fix
Dodgen 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 dodgen at 1-800-247-1835.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 08V494000
- Manufacturer
- DODGEN INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 2
- Component
- EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
- Owner phone
- 1-818-267-3000
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Apr 11, 2008
- Built
- Jan 1, 2005 – Dec 31, 2007
- Recall started by
- ODI
- Notes
- Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.