The defect
Coach and Equipment Mfg Corp. (Coach and Equipment) is recalling certain 2013-2014 Coach and Equipment Condor LT, 2013-2017 Phoenix and Metro Lite and 2015 Pegasus transit buses, equipped with Ricon S-Series and K-Series Titanium Wheelchair Lifts. The wheelchair lift positioning input cam may fail while the lift is in use, allowing the platform to travel higher than the vehicle floor height.
The risk
If the wheelchair lift platform stops above the vehicle floor, the wheelchair user can tip inwards toward the vehicle when exiting the lift, increasing their risk of injury.
The remedy
Coach and Equipment has notified owners, and Ricon servicing dealers will replace the input cam, free of charge. The recall began September 27, 2018. Owners may contact Coach and Equipment customer service at 1-800-724-8464 or Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884 or by emailing the Ricon at Admin18E044@wabtec.com.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Coach And Equipment Condor LT | 2013, 2014 |
| Coach And Equipment Metro Lite | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Coach And Equipment Pegasus | 2015 |
| Coach And Equipment Phoenix | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach And Equipment Condor LT | 2013 | 0 | 3 |
| Coach And Equipment Condor LT | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| Coach And Equipment Metro Lite | 2013 | 0 | 4 |
| Coach And Equipment Metro Lite | 2014 | 0 | 4 |
| Coach And Equipment Metro Lite | 2015 | 0 | 3 |
| Coach And Equipment Metro Lite | 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| Coach And Equipment Metro Lite | 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| Coach And Equipment Pegasus | 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| Coach And Equipment Phoenix | 2013 | 0 | 4 |
| Coach And Equipment Phoenix | 2014 | 0 | 4 |
| Coach And Equipment Phoenix | 2015 | 0 | 3 |
| Coach And Equipment Phoenix | 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| Coach And Equipment Phoenix | 2017 | 0 | 3 |
Other equipment adaptive/mobility recalls in 2018
15 of the 912 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2018 concerned the equipment adaptive/mobility; Coach and Equipment Mfg Corp. filed 9 campaigns in all.
| 18V640000 18 Sept 2018 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 18V603000 10 Sept 2018 | Turtle Top |
| 18V584000 4 Sept 2018 | Collins Bus Corporation |
| 18V583000 31 Aug 2018 | Eldorado National-Kansas |
| 18V577000 30 Aug 2018 | Brown Industries, LLC |
| 18V573000 30 Aug 2018 | Champion Bus, Inc. |
| 18V574000 30 Aug 2018 | Corp. Micro Bird Inc. |
| 18V563000 24 Aug 2018 | Navistar, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2018