NHTSA Campaign 15V734000

EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

Issued by Dodgen Industries, Inc. · Reported Nov 5, 2015 · 8 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Dodgen Industries, Inc. (Dodgen) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 Mobility RV's manufactured January 1, 2006, to November 24, 2014, equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured January 1, 2006, to August 25, 2014 by Ricon. The affected lifts are equipped with folding link arms that may have pivot holes that are too big, allowing the bearings to move out of position.

Consequence

If the bearings move out of position, the stowed platform may have excessive movement resulting in failure of the platform mounting. This failure could cause the wheel chair lift platform to fall out of the vehicle when the doors are opened, increasing the risk of injury for the lift operator.

Remedy

Dodgen will notify owners, and Ricon dealers will inspect the link arms for damage or for displaced bearings. The platform will be inspected for cracks. Any damaged parts will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on December 1, 2015. Owners may contact Dodgen customer service at 1-515-332-3755, or Ricon Customer Service at 1-800-322-2884. Note: These recreational vehicles and wheelchair lifts were subject to a similar recall in 2014. All vehicles that received that recall remedy are still affected by this recall as well.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
DODGEN MOBILE TECH. MOBILITY RV 2006 8
DODGEN MOBILE TECH. MOBILITY RV 2007 8
DODGEN MOBILE TECH. MOBILITY RV 2008 8
DODGEN MOBILE TECH. MOBILITY RV 2009 8
DODGEN MOBILE TECH. MOBILITY RV 2010 8
DODGEN MOBILE TECH. MOBILITY RV 2011 8
DODGEN MOBILE TECH. MOBILITY RV 2012 8
DODGEN MOBILE TECH. MOBILITY RV 2013 8
DODGEN MOBILE TECH. MOBILITY RV 2014 8

Source: NHTSA Campaign 15V734000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.