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Mobility Works - Wheelchair lifts up button
Official notice
10 May 2010
Last checked
10 May 2010
An official NHTSA notice concerns Mobility Works - Wheelchair lifts up button. When the platform overruns the vehicle floor level and stops at an angle from 15-20 degrees, it is possible for a person in a wheelchair to tip over and for someone standing on the platform to fall, possibly resulting in injuries. Published 2010-05-10.
What to do now
Mobility works will notify owners and the repairs will be performed by authorized ricon dealers free of charge. A software solution for this safety defect is under investigation. Until the software solution is available, ricon will provide owners with a bulletin outlining proper wheelchair lift operation and will ship owners a dvd-based training aid to promote proper lift operation at no cost. The safety recall began on august 20, 2010. Owners may contact ricon at 1-818-267-3000 or mobility works at 1-800-769-8267.
Units affected
74
Recall number
NR (Not Reported)
Official notice
2010-05-10
The hazard
The hazard
When the platform overruns the vehicle floor level and stops at an angle from 15-20 degrees, it is possible for a person in a wheelchair to tip over and for someone standing on the platform to fall, possibly resulting in injuries.
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Brand: Mobility Works. Contact: Mobility Works (WMK Inc.).
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