NHTSA recall 06E079000 · Equipment
Equipment adaptive/mobility
The defect
Certain maxon wheelchair lifts, model WL-7 and WL-7A, p/nos 266700-05, 266700-07, 266700-08, 268000-03, and 268000-04, manufactured between april 1, 2005, and may 20, 2006, installed as original equipment on various buses and sold as replacement equipment. bending occurs on the locking bracket attachments and in the ramp extrusion which fail to conform to the loading requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 403, platform lift systems for motor vehicles.
The risk
The manufacturer has not yet provided the agency with a description of the consequence as it relates to motor vehicle safety.
The remedy
The vehicle manufacturers will notify owners of buses that had the lifts installed as original equipment and maxon will notify owners of the replacement lifts. the recall began on may 23, 2007. owners may contact maxon at 562-404-6727.