NHTSARecalled Aug 19, 2014 · #14V511000
Wheelchair Lift - Platform Cracking
Hazard
Vehicle safety defect
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Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain model year 2007-2015 All American, 2007-2010 Micro Bird, and 2007-2014 Vision non-school buses equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon Corporation. The platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may crack. If the platform side plates crack, the lift platform can separate from the lift and come to rest against the vehicle's lift door. When the doors are opened, the platform may fall out, increasing the risk of injury to the lift operator.
Product details
- Product
- Wheelchair Lift - Platform Cracking
- Type
- Vehicle
- Manufacturer
- Blue Bird Body Company
- Model numbers
- 2015 All, 2010 Micro, 2014 Vision, S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, S5510
- UPCs
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What you should do
Blue Bird will notify owners to take buses to a Ricon dealer or service center who will install supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on October 1, 2014. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242 or Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R14XN.