The defect
Supreme Corporation (Supreme) is recalling certain model year 2008-2014 Startrans Activity Bus, Azure Hybrid, Candidate, Senator, Senator HD, Senator II, President, President S2, Sentinel Van, and Trolley shuttle buses manufactured May 9, 2008, to August 9, 2014, equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts by Ricon. The platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may crack. Additionally, the 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
Supreme will notify owners and advise them to contact Ricon, 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 June 29, 2016. Owners may contact Supreme customer service at 1-800-642-4889 or Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Startrans Azure Hybrid | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Startrans Candidate | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Startrans Mfsab | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Startrans President | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Startrans President S2 | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Startrans Senator | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Startrans Senator HD | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Startrans Senator II | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Startrans Sentinel | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Startrans Trolley | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Startrans Azure Hybrid | 2008 | 0 | 3 |
| Startrans Azure Hybrid | 2009 | 0 | 3 |
| Startrans Azure Hybrid | 2010 | 0 | 3 |
| Startrans Azure Hybrid | 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| Startrans Azure Hybrid | 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| Startrans Azure Hybrid | 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| Startrans Azure Hybrid | 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| Startrans Candidate | 2008 | 0 | 8 |
| Startrans Candidate | 2009 | 0 | 7 |
| Startrans Candidate | 2010 | 0 | 5 |
| Startrans Candidate | 2011 | 0 | 3 |
| Startrans Candidate | 2012 | 0 | 3 |
| Startrans Candidate | 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| Startrans Candidate | 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| Startrans Mfsab | 2008 | 0 | 5 |
| Startrans Mfsab | 2009 | 0 | 7 |
| Startrans Mfsab | 2010 | 0 | 8 |
| Startrans Mfsab | 2011 | 0 | 4 |
| Startrans Mfsab | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| Startrans Mfsab | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Startrans Mfsab | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Startrans President | 2008 | 0 | 6 |
| Startrans President | 2009 | 0 | 8 |
| Startrans President | 2010 | 0 | 5 |
| Startrans President | 2011 | 0 | 3 |
| Startrans President | 2012 | 0 | 3 |
| Startrans President | 2013 | 0 | 3 |
| Startrans President | 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| Startrans President S2 | 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| Startrans President S2 | 2009 | 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; Supreme Corporation filed 21 campaigns in all.
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| 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