9999 MAXON WL-7A Recall

Campaign:

06E079000 on 09/11/2006

Component:

Equipment adaptive

Manufactured:

03/31/2005 - 05/29/2006

Affected:

197

Defect:

Certain maxon wheelchair lifts, model wl-7 and wl-7a, p/nos 266700-05, 266700-07, 266700-08, 268000-03, and 268000-04, manufactured between april 1, 2005, and may 20, 2006, installed as original equipment on various buses and sold as replacement equipment. bending occurs on the locking bracket attachments and in the ramp extrusion which fail to conform to the loading requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 403, platform lift systems for motor vehicles.

Consequence:

The manufacturer has not yet provided the agency with a description of the consequence as it relates to motor vehicle safety.

Correction:

The vehicle manufacturers will notify owners of buses that had the lifts installed as original equipment and maxon will notify owners of the replacement lifts. the recall began on may 23, 2007. owners may contact maxon at 562-404-6727.

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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