The defect
THE SET-SCREW MAY NOT BE POSITIONED CORRECTLY, ALLOWING THE DRIVE KEY TO SLIDE OUT OF THE HUB AND THE HUB AND SPROCKET TO DISENGAGE. THIS WOULD CAUSE THE WHEELCHAIR PLATFORM TO FALL TO THE GROUND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
WHEELCHAIR LIFT WILL BE INSPECTED FOR THE CORRECT POSITIONING OF THE SET-SCREW. IF NECESSARY, THE DRIVE KEY WILL BE TACK WELDED INTO THE DRIVE HEX WITHOUT CHARGE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Flxible Transit Coach | 1981 |
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flxible Transit Coach | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
Other unknown or other recalls in 1981
3 of the 157 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1981 concerned the unknown or other; GRUMMAN FLXIBLE CORP. filed 42 campaigns in all.
| 81V005000 5 Dec 1981 | PHILADELPHIA SUBURBAN CO. |
| 81V142000 24 Nov 1981 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1981