Equipment adaptive/mobilityRecall 14V-692 · Ic Bus vehicles
Navistar, Inc. recall 14V-692 covers 4,784 Ic Bus vehicles for a equipment adaptive/mobility problem, reported to NHTSA on November 3, 2014. The manufacturer's latest report (2016 Q2) shows 41% of affected vehicles repaired.
Source: NHTSA recall 14V692000 and manufacturer quarterly reports. Started by an NHTSA defect investigation.
The problem
Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 IC AE, 2007-2015 IC BE, CE, 2007-2011 IC FE, and 2007-2014 IC RE school buses equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon Corporation after January 1, 2006. The platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may crack.
The risk
If the platform side plates crack, the lift platform can separate from the lift and come to rest against the vehicle's lift door. When the doors are opened, the platform may fall out, increasing the risk of injury to the lift operator.
The fix
Navistar will notify owners to take buses to a Ricon dealer or service center who will install supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on January 29, 2015. Owners may contact Navistar customer service at 1-331-332-1590 or Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884. Navistar's number for this recall is 14518.
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Recall repairs are free. Confirm whether this recall is open on your vehicle by entering its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
How fast cars are being fixed
41%repaired
Share of affected vehicles repaired in each quarterly report the manufacturer filed with NHTSA. 3 vehicles were listed as unreachable.
Vehicles in this recall
Built from January 2, 2006 to September 23, 2014. Not every vehicle in these model years is included; check by VIN.
The investigation behind this recall
- Wheelchair Lift Platform CrackingNHTSA