2009 Startrans Candidate II
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
3 recalls name the 2009 Startrans Candidate II. Newest first.
Startrans IS recalling certain model year 2007-2010 transit buses equipped with braun century-2 and vista-2 wheelchair lifts. Over time and with frequent use, the roll stop latches on the outer barrier may become bent or misaligned. see the above list for the affected models.
Risk and remedy
Risk
A wheelchair occupant may defeat or ride over the insufficiently latched roll stop. if this occurs when the lift platform IS in an elevated position, the wheelchairs occupant could fall and sustain injury.
Remedy
Startrans will notify owners, and the repairs will be performed by authorized braun dealers, free of charge. the safety recall began on june 7, 2012. owners may contact startrans at 1-800-642-4889.
Startrans bus IS recalling certain model year 2009 candidate, candidate II, senator, senator HD, president, trolley, and senator II transit buses manufactured from september 2007 through december 18, 2009, and fitted with certain ricon s series and k series l-model wheelchair lifts. due to a problem in the software that controls the lift's "up" function…
Risk and remedy
Risk
When the platform overruns the vehicle floor level and stops at an angle from 15-20 degrees, it IS possible for a person in a wheelchair to tip over and for someone standing on the platform to fall, possibly resulting in injuries.
Remedy
Startrans bus will notify owners and the repairs will be performed by authorized ricon dealers free of charge. a software solution for this safety defect IS under investigation. until the software solution IS available, ricon will provide owners with a bulletin outlining proper wheelchair lift operation and will ship owners a dvd-based training aid to promote proper lift operation at no cost. the safety recall began on july 12, 2010. owners may contact ricon at 1-818-267-3000 or startrans bus at 1-574-642-0811.
Startrans bus IS recalling certain model year 2007 through 2010 candidate, candidate II, senator, senator HD, president, trolley, senator II, and sentinal transit buses manufactured from december 2007 through december 18, 2009 and fitted with ricon public use lifts. the restraint belt on these lifts was designed to prevent the lift from moving, unless the…
Risk and remedy
Risk
The user of the lift could be injured should the lift move without the restraint belt properly buckled.
Remedy
Startrans bus IS working with ricon and ricon will be performing the remedy for this campaign. please see ricon's defect report 09e-060. ricon will provide customers with a warning decal and a dvd-based training aid. the safety recall began on july 12, 2010. owners may contact ricon at 1-818-267-3000 or startrans bus at 1-574-642-0811.
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