The defect
Midway Specialty Vehicles (Midway) is recalling one 2016 Freightliner Sprinter vehicle modified to be equipped with a Ricon Titanium Wheelchair Lift. The wheelchair lift positioning input cam may fail while the lift is in use, allowing the platform to travel higher than the vehicle's floor height. As such, this vehicle fails to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 403, "Platform Lift Systems."
The risk
If the wheelchair lift platform stops above the vehicle floor, the wheelchair user can tip inwards towards the vehicle when exiting the lift, increasing their risk of injury.
The remedy
Midway has notified the affected owner and a Ricon dealer will replace the lift positioning input cam, free of charge. The recall began February 27, 2019. Owners may contact Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884 or Midway customer service at 1-574-264-2530.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner Sprinter 3500 | 2016 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freightliner Sprinter 3500 | 2016 | 1 | 11 |
Other equipment adaptive/mobility recalls in 2019
12 of the 880 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2019 concerned the equipment adaptive/mobility; Midway Specialty Vehicles filed 3 campaigns in all.
| 19V271000 3 Apr 2019 | Mobility Specialists, Inc. |
| 19V198000 13 Mar 2019 | Transportation Collaborative, Inc. |
| 19V183000 6 Mar 2019 | Fenton Mobility Products, Inc. |
| 19V170000 5 Mar 2019 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 19V158000 1 Mar 2019 | Ameritrans Bus, Inc. |
| 19V160000 1 Mar 2019 | Supreme Corporation |
| 19V125000 26 Feb 2019 | New England Wheels |
| 19V116000 21 Feb 2019 | Winnebago Industries, Inc |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2019