2009 STARTRANS SENATOR; 2009 STARTRANS SENATOR II; 2009 STARTRANS TROLLEY; 2009 STARTRANS PRESIDENT; 2009 STARTRANS CANDIDATE II; 2009 STARTRANS CANDIDATE; 2009 STARTRANS SENATOR HD
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
StarTrans Bus Corporation is recalling certain 2009 model-year transit buses (including Candidate, Candidate II, Senator, Senator HD, President, Trolley, and Senator II models) manufactured between September 2007 and December 18, 2009, that are equipped with Ricon S Series or K Series L-Model wheelchair lifts. A software problem in the lift's "up" function can cause the platform to continue rising past the vehicle floor level if the "up" button is released before the floor level limit switch activates. When the platform overruns and stops at an angle between 15 and 20 degrees, a person in a wheelchair could tip over or someone standing on the platform could fall, potentially causing injuries.
StarTrans Bus will notify owners, and authorized Ricon dealers will perform repairs at no charge. While a software solution is under investigation, Ricon will provide owners with a bulletin on proper wheelchair lift operation and ship them a free DVD-based training aid. Affected owners should contact Ricon at 1-818-267-3000 or StarTrans Bus at 1-574-642-0811.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
WHEN THE PLATFORM OVERRUNS THE VEHICLE FLOOR LEVEL AND STOPS AT AN ANGLE FROM 15-20 DEGREES, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR A PERSON IN A WHEELCHAIR TO TIP OVER AND FOR SOMEONE STANDING ON THE PLATFORM TO FALL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN INJURIES.
STARTRANS BUS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY AUTHORIZED RICON DEALERS FREE OF CHARGE. A SOFTWARE SOLUTION FOR THIS SAFETY DEFECT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. UNTIL THE SOFTWARE SOLUTION IS AVAILABLE, RICON WILL PROVIDE OWNERS WITH A BULLETIN OUTLINING PROPER WHEELCHAIR LIFT OPERATION AND WILL SHIP OWNERS A DVD-BASED TRAINING AID TO PROMOTE PROPER LIFT OPERATION AT NO COST. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 12, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT RICON AT 1-818-267-3000 OR STARTRANS BUS AT 1-574-642-0811.
STARTRANS BUS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 CANDIDATE, CANDIDATE II, SENATOR, SENATOR HD, PRESIDENT, TROLLEY, AND SENATOR II TRANSIT BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 2007 THROUGH DECEMBER 18, 2009, AND FITTED WITH CERTAIN RICON S SERIES AND K SERIES L-MODEL WHEELCHAIR LIFTS. DUE TO A PROBLEM IN THE SOFTWARE THAT CONTROLS THE LIFT'S "UP" FUNCTION, SHOULD THE "UP" BUTTON BE RELEASED BEFORE THE FLOOR LEVEL LIMIT SWITCH IS ACTIVATED, THE LIFT MAY CONTINUE ITS UPWARD TRAVEL AND MAY OVERRUN THE FLOOR LEVEL CUT OFF POINT.
Republished from the official source above; details can change — the source record controls.