NHTSA recall 04V589000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 04V589000 |
| Manufacturer | ACCUBUILT, INC. |
| Reported | 2004-12-15 |
| Owners notified | 2004-08-23 |
| Component | EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY |
| Units potentially affected | 501 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN VANS BUILT ON FORD E250/E350 CHASSIS AND EQUIPPED WITH SURE-LOK WHEELCHAIR SECUREMENT SYSTEMS, THE SPROCKET TEETH OF THE RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT.
What can happen
IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE WHEELCHAIR MAY NOT BE ADEQUATELY SECURED POSSIBLY RESULTING IN INJURIES TO A WHEELCHAIR OCCUPANT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE WHEELCHAIR SECUREMENT RETRACTORS AS NECESSARY. SURE-LOK IS CONDUCTING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT SURE-LOCK AT 1-908-231-1804 OR ACCUBUILT AT 419-222-1501.
Notes
CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 2004 FORD E-250 | Built 2003-11-19 to 2004-07-30. |
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| 2004 FORD E-350 | Built 2003-11-19 to 2004-07-30. |
| 2002 FORD E250 | Built 2002-09-26 to 2003-05-23. |
| 2003 FORD E250 | Built 2002-10-15 to 2004-06-08. |
| 2002 FORD E350 | Built 2002-09-26 to 2003-05-23. |
| 2003 FORD E350 | Built 2002-10-15 to 2004-06-08. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 02L09 | 2002-09-23. Service bulletin. INCORRECT VEHICLE EMISSION CONTROL INFORMATION LABEL INSTALLED. *JG |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.