NHTSA Campaign 15V772000

EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

Issued by Kingmor Supply, Inc. · Reported Nov 19, 2015 · 271 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Kingmor Supply, Inc. (Kingmor) is recalling certain model year 2005-2017 IC CE school buses manufactured September 1, 2005, to May 1, 2017, and modified to be equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts built by the Ricon Corporation. 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

Kingmor 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 18, 2015. Owners may contact Kingmor customer service at 1-800-782-4474, or Ricon Customer Service at 1-800-322-2884. Note: These buses 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
IC CE 2005 271
IC CE 2006 271
IC CE 2007 271
IC CE 2008 271
IC CE 2009 271
IC CE 2010 271
IC CE 2011 271
IC CE 2013 271
IC CE 2014 271
IC BUS CE 2012 271

Source: NHTSA Campaign 15V772000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.