NHTSA recall 09V054000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 09V054000 |
| Manufacturer | STARCRAFT BUS AND MOBILITY |
| Reported | 2009-02-11 |
| Owners notified | 2009-01-20 |
| Component | EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY |
| Units potentially affected | 814 |
What is wrong
STARCRAFT IS RECALLING 814 MY 2005-2007 FORD E-350 STARLITE, FORD E-350/E-450 ALLSTAR, AND GM 3500 ALLSTAR TRUCKS BUILT ON FORD AND GM CHASSIS AND EQUIPPED WITH RICON PLATFORM STYLE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS. THESE LIFTS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 403, "PLATFORM LIFT SYSTEM ACCESSIBLE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES." THE ANTI-STOW INTERLOCK MAY NOT DETECT THE PRESENCE OF A WHEELCHAIR OR MOBILITY AID USER. THE PRESSURE SENSING SWITCH THAT DETECTS THE PRESENCE OF WEIGHT ON THE PLATFORM WAS NOT ADJUSTED TO THE NECESSARY SENSITIVITY LEVEL. THE LIFT COULD STOW EVEN THOUGH SOMEONE OR SOMETHING IS STILL ON THE LIFT.
What can happen
A LIFT OCCUPANT CAN BE INJURED SHOULD THE LIFT BEGIN TO STOW UNINTENTIONALLY.
The remedy
STARCRAFT IS WORKING WITH RICON TO CORRECT THE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS FREE OF CHARGE (PLEASE SEE 07E097). OWNERS MAY CONTACT RICON AT 1-818-267-3000 OR STARCRAFT AT 574-642-3112.
Notes
CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
| 2006 FORD E-350 | Built 2005-01-01 to 2008-12-31. |
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| 2005 FORD E-350 ALLSTAR | Built 2005-01-01 to 2008-12-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2006 FORD E-350 ALLSTAR | Built 2005-01-01 to 2008-12-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2007 FORD E-350 ALLSTAR | Built 2005-01-01 to 2008-12-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2005 FORD E-350 STARLITE | Built 2005-01-01 to 2008-12-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2006 FORD E-350 STARLITE | Built 2005-01-01 to 2008-12-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2007 FORD E-350 STARLITE | Built 2005-01-01 to 2008-12-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2005 FORD E-450 ALLSTAR | Built 2005-01-01 to 2008-12-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2006 FORD E-450 ALLSTAR | Built 2005-01-01 to 2008-12-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2007 FORD E-450 ALLSTAR | Built 2005-01-01 to 2008-12-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2005 GM 3500 ALLSTAR | Built 2005-01-01 to 2008-12-31. |
| 2006 GM 3500 ALLSTAR | Built 2005-01-01 to 2008-12-31. |
| 2007 GM 3500 ALLSTAR | Built 2005-01-01 to 2008-12-31. |
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.
Investigated as EQ08011
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| EQ08011 | Equipment query, opened 2008-07-29, closed 2010-03-04. RICON/THRESHOLD WARNING/ANTI-STOW. EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:WRECKER AND WHEEL LIFT DEVICES. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 0703 | 2007-09-25. Service bulletin. CERTAIN 2007 E-SERIES STRIP CHASSIS VEHICLE EMISSION CONTROL INFORMATION (VECI) LABEL REPLACEMENT. *NJ |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.