The defect
Halcore Group, Inc. (Halcore) is recalling certain model year 2006-2013 American Emergency Vehicles (AEV) Ambulance Wheelchair Vans manufactured January 2, 2006 to March 15, 2013, equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon Corporation. The affected lifts are equipped with folding link arms that may have pivot holes that are too big, allowing the bearings to move out of position.
The risk
If the bearings move out of position, the stowed platform may have excessive movement resulting in failure of the platform mounting. This failure could cause the wheel chair lift platform to fall out of the vehicle when the doors are opened, increasing the risk of injury for the lift operator.
The remedy
Halcore will notify the owners, and Ricon dealers will inspect the link arms for damage or for displaced bearings. The platform will be inspected for cracks. Any damaged parts will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on January 13, 2016. Owners may contact Ricon Customer Service at 1-800-322-2884 or AEV customer service at 1-800-374-9749. Halcore's number for this recall is 15E-068.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| AEV Ambulance Wheelchair Van | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEV Ambulance Wheelchair Van | 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| AEV Ambulance Wheelchair Van | 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| AEV Ambulance Wheelchair Van | 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| AEV Ambulance Wheelchair Van | 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| AEV Ambulance Wheelchair Van | 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| AEV Ambulance Wheelchair Van | 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| AEV Ambulance Wheelchair Van | 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| AEV Ambulance Wheelchair Van | 2013 | 0 | 2 |
Other equipment adaptive/mobility recalls in 2016
19 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the equipment adaptive/mobility; Halcore Group, Inc. filed 29 campaigns in all.
| 16V886000 9 Dec 2016 | Corp. Micro Bird Inc. |
| 16V766000 21 Oct 2016 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 16V765000 21 Oct 2016 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 16V744000 17 Oct 2016 | Newmar Corporation |
| 16V699000 28 Sept 2016 | Newmar Corporation |
| 16V629000 31 Aug 2016 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 16V631000 31 Aug 2016 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 16V555000 26 Jul 2016 | Braun Corporation |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016