The defect
ON CERTAIN ADAPTIVE VEHICLES, THE FIBERGLASS RAISED ROOFS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY INSTALLED.
The risk
SEPARATION OF THE FIBERGLASS RAISED ROOF FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION COULD RESULT, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
MOBILITYWORKS WILL INSPECT AND REPAIR THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON MAY 10, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MOBILITYWORKS AT 1-800-769-8267.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mobilityworks Ford E150 | 2001, 2002, 2003 |
| Mobilityworks Ford E250 | 2001, 2002, 2003 |
| Mobilityworks Ford E350 | 2001, 2002, 2003 |
| Mobilityworks GMC 2500 | 2002, 2003 |
Components: STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mobilityworks Ford E150 | 2001 | 0 | 2 |
| Mobilityworks Ford E150 | 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| Mobilityworks Ford E150 | 2003 | 1 | 2 |
| Mobilityworks Ford E250 | 2001 | 0 | 2 |
| Mobilityworks Ford E250 | 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| Mobilityworks Ford E250 | 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| Mobilityworks Ford E350 | 2001 | 2 | 2 |
| Mobilityworks Ford E350 | 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| Mobilityworks Ford E350 | 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| Mobilityworks GMC 2500 | 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| Mobilityworks GMC 2500 | 2003 | 0 | 2 |
Other structure recalls in 2004
44 of the 601 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2004 concerned the structure; MOBILITY WORKS filed 7 campaigns in all.
| 04V601000 30 Dec 2004 | PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 04V588000 13 Dec 2004 | CHAMPION BUS, INC. |
| 04V569000 3 Dec 2004 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION |
| 04V564000 30 Nov 2004 | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) |
| 04V563000 23 Nov 2004 | VERITRANS SPECIALTY VEHICLES, INC. |
| 04V545000 15 Nov 2004 | ORION BUS INDUSTRIES LTD. |
| 04V533000 2 Nov 2004 | PACCAR INCORPORATED |
| 04V523000 2 Nov 2004 | BIG DOG MOTORCYCLES, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2004