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Mobility Works - Wheelchair lift armored cable short circuit

Official notice

21 Jun 2013

Last checked

21 Jun 2013

High riskNHTSA
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An official NHTSA notice concerns Mobility Works - Wheelchair lift armored cable short circuit. If the cable does not clear the wheel chair lift it may contact the power lug and, if it does not have a nonconductive cover, or it has an improperly installed non-conductive cover, a short circuit may occur that could result in a fire. Published 2013-06-21.

What to do now

Mobility works will notify owners and ricon will provide a supplemental cover kit and instructions, free of charge. This recall campaign is expected to begin july 15, 2013. Owners may contact mobility works at 1-877-275-4912 and ricon at 1-818-267-3000.

Units affected

37

Recall number

NR (Not Reported)

Official notice

2013-06-21

The hazard

If the cable does not clear the wheel chair lift it may contact the power lug and, if it does not have a nonconductive cover, or it has an improperly installed non-conductive cover, a short circuit may occur that could result in a fire.

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Affected products

Product 1

Mobility Works (WMK Inc.) — Wheelchair lift armored cable short circuit

Units affected

37

Risk / hazard

If the cable does not clear the wheel chair lift it may contact the power lug and, if it does not have a nonconductive cover, or it has an improperly installed non-conductive cover, a short circuit may occur that could result in a fire.

Where it was sold

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

Location 1

US · United States

Affected area 1

US · United States

Company & contacts

Brand

Mobility Works

Manufacturer

Mobility works (wmk inc.)

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Mobility Works. Contact: Mobility Works (WMK Inc.).

Source & status

Source

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

high

Recall details

Recall number

NR (Not Reported)

Campaign number

13V261000

Units affected

37

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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