NHTSA recall 06E101000 · Equipment
Equipment adaptive/mobility
The defect
Certain ricon "s" and "k" series platform style wheelchair lifts installed as original equipment on certain speciality vehicles and sold as replacement equipment. these lifts are equipped with different size inboard rollstops, 30", 32", and 34". the inboard rollstop interlock may not detect the presence of a "wheelchair test device" as required by federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 403, platform lift systems for motor vehicles. the lift may deploy downward from the vehicle floor level, nor detecting the presence of a wheelchair or standee occupant.
The risk
The wheelchair occupant will feel his/her wheelchair moving upward causing occupant to begin to tilt backward.
The remedy
Ricon will notify owners and repair the lifts free of charge. the recall began on january 26, 2007. owners can contact ricon toll-free at 1-800-322-2884.