Recall 08V-647
MYERS EQUIPMENT CORPORATION recalled the 2006 GMC Savana 3500: Equipment adaptive/mobility.
At a glance
- Campaign number
- 08V-647
- Reported
- December 9, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- 4 estimated by the manufacturer
Source: NHTSA recall records
What is wrong
Myers is recalling 4 my 2006 GMC 3500, my 2007 thomas built 101ps and my 2008 thomas built 1208s vans and buses equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts. These vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 404, "platform lift installations in motor vehicles." the threshold warning system may not detect the presence of a wheelchair or mobility aid user in a certain spot within the defined threshold area.
The risk
The user of the lift could be injured should the lift move unintentionally.
The fix
Myers is working with ricon to correct the wheelchair lifts free of charge (please see 07e095). Owners may contact ricon at 1-[removed] or myers at 1-[removed].
Notes from the manufacturer
Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-[removed] (tty 1-[removed]), or go to [link removed]
Affected vehicles
- GMC Savana 3500 2006