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Mobility Works - Wheelchair lift armored pendant cable shortcircuit

Official notice

2 May 2014

Last checked

2 May 2014

High riskNHTSA
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An official NHTSA notice concerns Mobility Works - Wheelchair lift armored pendant cable shortcircuit. 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, then a short circuit may occur that could result in a fire. Published 2014-05-02.

What to do now

Mobility will notify owners, and ricon will send the owner a supplemental cover kit and instructions free of charge. The recall began on june 4, 2014. Owners may contact mobility customer service at 1-800-769-8267, or ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884 or by e-mail at recall.admin@wabtec.com.

Units affected

14

Recall number

14E-010

Official notice

2014-05-02

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, then 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 pendant cable shortcircuit

Units affected

14

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, then 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

14E-010

Campaign number

14V232000

Units affected

14

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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