The defect
Frontline Communications (Frontline) is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 Mobile Medical Unit vehicles manufactured from December 13, 2007, to February 17, 2011, and 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.
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
Frontline will notify owners to contact Ricon Customer Service to arrange for the installation of supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on February 25, 2015. Owners may contact Frontline customer service at 1-727-573-0400, or Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Frontline Communications Mobile Medical Unit | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontline Communications Mobile Medical Unit | 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| Frontline Communications Mobile Medical Unit | 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| Frontline Communications Mobile Medical Unit | 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| Frontline Communications Mobile Medical Unit | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| Frontline Communications Mobile Medical Unit | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
Other equipment adaptive/mobility recalls in 2015
30 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the equipment adaptive/mobility.
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| 15V827000 9 Dec 2015 | Ameritrans Bus, Inc. |
| 15V779000 20 Nov 2015 | New England Wheels |
| 15V772000 19 Nov 2015 | Kingmor Supply, Inc. |
| 15V770000 19 Nov 2015 | Corp. Micro Bird Inc. |
| 15V773000 19 Nov 2015 | Coach and Equipment Mfg Corp. |
| 15V768000 18 Nov 2015 | Forest River, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015