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Rifled Air Conditioning Systems these lifts fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no.

NHTSA campaign 08V-649 · Reported September 12, 2008 · thousands of vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Rifled Air Conditioning Systems
VEHICLES AFFECTED
thousands of
REMEDY
RAC IS WORKING WITH RICON TO CORRECT THE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS FREE OF CHARGE (PLEASE SEE 07E097).
COST
Free

The short version

RIFLED AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS reported a problem with the equipment adaptive/mobility. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

RIFLED AIR CONDITIONING (RAC) IS RECALLING 6 MY 2001 CHEVROLET EXPRESS PRIVATE TRANSPORT, MY 2005 THOMAS BUILT FS65, MY 2006-2007 MONITOUR BUS, AND MY 2007 C-2 SCHOOL BUS VEHICLES BUILT ON FREIGHTLINER, 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.

WHY IT MATTERS

A LIFT OCCUPANT CAN BE INJURED SHOULD THE LIFT BEGIN TO STOW UNINTENTIONALLY.

WHAT TO DO

RAC IS WORKING WITH RICON TO CORRECT THE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS FREE OF CHARGE (PLEASE SEE 07E097).

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 08V-649.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 08V-649

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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