9999 LIFT-U WHEELCHAIR LIFT Recalls (3)
- Campaign:
- 99E035000 on 10/26/1999
- Component:
- Unknown or other
- Manufactured:
- 04/22/1998 - 04/15/1999
- Affected:
- 2,534
- Defect:
- Equipment description: wheelchair lifts. failure of a soft seat check valve in these wheelchair lifts may allow the front and rear platform barriers to return to a horizontal position from the vertical position they are supposed to be locked in.
- Consequence:
- This could allow a mobility aid to roll off of the lift platform injuring its occupant.
- Correction:
- Lift-u is providing replacement soft seat check valves to the oems involved.
- Notes:
- Owner notification began september 27, 1999.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact lift-u at 1-209-838-2400 or the original equipment manufacturer (oem) involved.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
- Campaign:
- 02E047000 on 08/21/2002
- Component:
- Unknown or other
- Manufactured:
- 08/10/2000 - 08/15/2002
- Affected:
- 3,254
- Defect:
- Lift u plastic tanks or reseviors for hydraulic fluid on the wheelchair lift manufactured between august 11, 2000, and august 16, 2002. the plastic tank will melt if the pump motor overheats. the melted tank will dump hydraulic fluid and the emergency hand pump will not function.
- Consequence:
- In the event of an emergency, a wheelchair passenger will not be able to use the lift to deboard the bus.
- Correction:
- Lift u will notify its customers and replace the plastic tank with a metal one. owner notification is expected to begin during november 2002. owners who do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact lift u at 209-838-2400.
- Notes:
- Also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
- Campaign:
- 06E093000 on 11/02/2006
- Component:
- Equipment adaptive
- Affected:
- 18,093
- Defect:
- Certain lift-u wheelchair lifts equipped with a solid bar barrier linkage installed as original equipment on certain specialty vehicles and also sold as aftermarket retrofit equipment. the part numbers which make up the solid bar linkage are: 184-0042, 184-0041, 123-0288, and 123-0287. it is possible for a person to wedge their feet under the linkage.
- Consequence:
- It is possible that a person with no shoes, no control of their foot could twist their foot and get it forced under the linkage while setting in a wheel chair which could result in a cut.
- Correction:
- The vehicle manufacturers will notify owners to contact lift-u for a free repair kit along with installation instructions. lift-u will notify owners who have purchased the subject lifts as aftermarket equipment. the recall began on january 15, 2007. owners may contact lift-u at 209-838-2400.
- Notes:
- Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
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