The defect
Navistar, Inc.(Navistar) is recalling certain model year 2007-2015 IC CE transit buses manufactured January 23,2006, to May 12, 2014, 2008, and 2011 IC FE transit buses manufactured October 5, 2006, to September 28, 2009, and 2009-2010, and 2013 IC RE transit buses manufactured September 19, 2007, to November 29, 2011, equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon Corporation after January 1, 2006. The platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may crack.
The risk
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.
The remedy
Navistar 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 interim notices were mailed on December 29, 2014. The recall began on January 29, 2015. Owners may contact Navistar customer service at 1-331-332-1590 or Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884. Navistar's number for this recall is 14517.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| IC Bus CE | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| IC Bus FE | 2008 |
| IC Bus Fecb | 2011 |
| IC Bus RE | 2009, 2010, 2013 |
Components: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| IC Bus CE | 2007 | 11 | 14 |
| IC Bus CE | 2008 | 4 | 13 |
| IC Bus CE | 2009 | 0 | 15 |
| IC Bus CE | 2010 | 3 | 15 |
| IC Bus CE | 2011 | 0 | 26 |
| IC Bus CE | 2012 | 1 | 22 |
| IC Bus CE | 2013 | 1 | 5 |
| IC Bus CE | 2014 | 1 | 5 |
| IC Bus CE | 2015 | 0 | 6 |
| IC Bus FE | 2008 | 0 | 5 |
| IC Bus Fecb | 2011 | 0 | 3 |
| IC Bus RE | 2009 | 0 | 7 |
| IC Bus RE | 2010 | 0 | 10 |
| IC Bus RE | 2013 | 0 | 4 |
Other equipment adaptive/mobility recalls in 2014
44 of the 770 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2014 concerned the equipment adaptive/mobility; Navistar, Inc. filed 183 campaigns in all.
| 14V825000 29 Dec 2014 | Dodgen Industries, Inc. |
| 14V799000 17 Dec 2014 | Farber Specialty Vehicles |
| 14V780000 8 Dec 2014 | Kingmor Supply, Inc. |
| 14V766000 2 Dec 2014 | Double K Inc. |
| 14V767000 2 Dec 2014 | Halcore Group, Inc. |
| 14V742000 19 Nov 2014 | Champion Bus, Inc. |
| 14V728000 13 Nov 2014 | Ameritrans Bus, Inc. |
| 14V729000 13 Nov 2014 | Forest River, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014