The defect
THE VEHICLE OPERATORS ARE NOT AWARE THAT THE WHEELCHAIR HYDRAULIC SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE CYCLED ON A DAILY BASIS TO INSURE THAT THE PRESSURE REQUIRED TO HOLD IT IN THE STOWED POSITION HAS NOT BLED OFF. IF THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO HOLD THE PLATFORM IN THE STOWED POSITION AND THE VEHICLE MAKES A LEFT TURN, THE LIFT CAN MOVE. THE MOVEMENT CAUSES THE BRAKE INTERLOCK TO ACTIVATE, ABRUPTLY STOPPING THE VEHICLE.
The risk
IF THE ABRUPT STOP HAPPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS INTRAFFIC, AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING FOLLOWING VEHICLES CAN OCCUR. ALSO, PASSENGERSIN THE VEHICLE CAN BE INJURED.
The remedy
A DECAL INSTRUCTING THE OPERATORS OF THE VEHICLE TO CYCLE THE HYDRAULIC LIFT SYSTEM DAILY WILL BE SENT TO THE OWNERS FOR INSTALLATION ON THE ENGINE COVER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Sunline Power Unit | 1992, 1993 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunline Power Unit | 1992 | 1 | 1 |
| Sunline Power Unit | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
Other unknown or other recalls in 1993
7 of the 223 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1993 concerned the unknown or other; CHANCE COACH, INC. filed 31 campaigns in all.
| 93V032008 30 Nov 1993 | STURDI-CORP. |
| 93V178000 1 Nov 1993 | GLAVAL BUS DIVISION |
| 93V143000 14 Sept 1993 | JAYCO, INC. |
| 93V084000 17 May 1993 | CHANCE COACH, INC. |
| 93V071000 27 Apr 1993 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 93V045000 17 Mar 1993 | SKYLINE CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1993