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Thomas Built - Daimler truck north america

Official notice

14 Oct 2016

Last checked

14 Oct 2016

Medium riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Thomas Built - Daimler truck north america. On certain school buses equipped with a Ricon S-Series wheelchair lift, the platform could potentially crack due to bent knuckle link arms and/or defective bearing. Overtime, the platform could separate of the rear portion of the pivot plate making the lift inoperable and putting the lift operator at risk of injury. Correction: Owners will need to make an appointment with the local Ricon Dealer to have the lift inspected and repaired. Published 2016-10-14.

What to do now

Please see corrective actions section below

Recall number

68691

Official notice

2016-10-14

The hazard

On certain school buses equipped with a Ricon S-Series wheelchair lift, the platform could potentially crack due to bent knuckle link arms and/or defective bearing. Overtime, the platform could separate of the rear portion of the pivot plate making the lift inoperable and putting the lift operator at risk of injury. Correction: Owners will need to make an appointment with the local Ricon Dealer to have the lift inspected and repaired.

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Recall Numbers

68691

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2015, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: HDX SCHOOL BUS

Product 2

Year: 2015, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: MINOTOUR DRW SCHOOL BUS

Product 3

Year: 2015, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: SAF-T-LINER C2 SCHOOL BUS

Product 4

Year: 2015, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: SAF-T-LINER EFX SCHOOL BUS

Product 5

Year: 2016, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: HDX SCHOOL BUS

Product 6

Year: 2016, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: MINOTOUR DRW SCHOOL BUS

Product 7

Year: 2016, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: SAF-T-LINER C2 SCHOOL BUS

Product 8

Year: 2016, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: SAF-T-LINER EFX SCHOOL BUS

Product 9

Year: 2017, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: HDX SCHOOL BUS

Product 10

Year: 2017, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: MINOTOUR DRW SCHOOL BUS

Product 11

Year: 2017, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: SAF-T-LINER C2 SCHOOL BUS

Product 12

Year: 2017, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: SAF-T-LINER EFX SCHOOL BUS

Risk / hazard

On certain school buses equipped with a Ricon S-Series wheelchair lift, the platform could potentially crack due to bent knuckle link arms and/or defective bearing. Overtime, the platform could separate of the rear portion of the pivot plate making the lift inoperable and putting the lift operator at risk of injury. Correction: Owners will need to make an appointment with the local Ricon Dealer to have the lift inspected and repaired.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Thomas Built, Daimler Truck North.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

68691

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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