# NHTSA recall 10V128000

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 \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 10V128000
- Manufacturer: ELKHART COACH
- Reported: 2010\-04\-02
- Owners notified: 2010\-07\-27
- Component: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
- Units potentially affected: 41

## What is wrong

ELKHART COACH HAS NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A DEFECT IN CERTAIN TRANSIT BUSES FITTED WITH RICON PUBLIC USE LIFTS.   THE RESTRAINT BELT ON THESE LIFTS WAS DESIGNED TO PREVENT THE LIFT FROM MOVING, UNLESS THE TONGUE OF THE BELT IS FULLY ENGAGED AND LATCHED IN THE BUCKLE.  RICON HAS DISCOVERED, HOWEVER, THAT IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE OPERATOR TO INSERT THE BELT TONGUE INTO THE BUCKLE WITHOUT FULLY ENGAGING THE LATCHING MECHANISM.  IN THIS CASE, THE RESTRAINT BELT WOULD APPEAR TO BE LATCHED, AND THE OPERATOR COULD RUN THE LIFT.  IF THE RESTRAINT BELT TONGUE IS NOT FULLY ENGAGED INTO THE RESTRAINT BELT BUCKLE, AND LATCHED, THE LIFT MAY OPERATE WITH AN OCCUPANT ON THE PLATFORM.


## What can happen

THE USER OF THE LIFT COULD BE INJURED SHOULD THE LIFT MOVE WITHOUT THE RESTRAINT BELT PROPERLY BUCKLED.


## The remedy

ELKHART COACH IS WORKING WITH RICON AND RICON WILL BE HANDLING THE REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN.  PLEASE SEE RICON'S DEFECT REPORT 09E\-060.  RICON WILL PROVIDE CUSTOMERS WITH A WARNING DECAL AND A DVD\-BASED TRAINING AID.  THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 27, 2010.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT RICON CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 800\-322\-2884, EMAILING AT WWW.DMATA@WABTEC.COM.


## Notes

OWNERS 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\> .


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2007 FORD E\-350](/makes/ford/e-350/2007/recalls.md)
- [2008 FORD E\-350](/makes/ford/e-350/2008/recalls.md)
- [2009 FORD E\-350](/makes/ford/e-350/2009/recalls.md)
- [2007 FORD E\-450](/makes/ford/e-450/2007/recalls.md)
- [2008 FORD E\-450](/makes/ford/e-450/2008/recalls.md)
- [2009 FORD E\-450](/makes/ford/e-450/2009/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [SSM 52476](/bulletins/10254138.md), 2024-05-03, Service bulletin
- [SSM 47009](/bulletins/10138524.md), 2018-05-29, Service bulletin
- [SSM 47201](/bulletins/10137113.md), 2018-05-21, Service bulletin
- [ER\-2011\-001P](/bulletins/10040784.md), 2011-09-13, Service bulletin
- [0703](/bulletins/10022719.md), 2007-09-25, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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