2006 Ford E-250 & 2007 GMC Savanna recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
Drive master is recalling 3 vans 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 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
Drive master is working with ricon to correct the wheelchair lift free of charge (please see 07E095). Owners may contact ricon at 1-818-267-3000.
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
- 09V301000
- Manufacturer
- DRIVE MASTER CO. INC
- Vehicles affected
- 3
- Component
- EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
- Owner phone
- 1-818-267-3000
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jul 8, 2009
- Built
- Jan 24, 2006 – Jan 26, 2006
- Recall started by
- ODI
- Notes
- Owners 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 .