2005–2006 Ford E-Series recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
American emergency vehicles is recalling 8 my 2005-2006 E-Series vans built on ford chassis and equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts. These lifts fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 404, "platform lift installations on 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
American emergency vehicles 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 american emergency vehicles at 1-336-982-9824.
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
- 09V009000
- Manufacturer
- AMERICAN EMERGENCY VEHICLES
- Vehicles affected
- 8
- Component
- EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
- Owner phone
- 1-818-267-3000
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jan 30, 2009
- Built
- Oct 18, 2005 – Nov 18, 2006
- 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 .