Double K Inc.: Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
Double K Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 2, 2014 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 5. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Double K Inc. (Double K) is recalling certain Hometown Trolley Villager transit buses manufactured August 15, 2008, to May 24, 2014. The affected vehicles are equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon Corporation. The platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may crack.
The risk
If the platform side plates crack, the lift platform can separate from the lift and come to rest against the vehicle's lift door. When the doors are opened, the platform may fall out, increasing the risk of injury to the lift operator.
The remedy
Double K will notify owners to take buses to a Ricon dealer or service center who will install supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge. Owners may contact Double K customer service at 1-715-478-5090. Owners may contact Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884.
7 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Hometown Trolley Villager | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Hometown Trolley Villager | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Hometown Trolley Villager | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Hometown Trolley Villager | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Hometown Trolley Villager | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Hometown Trolley Villager | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Hometown Trolley Villager | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 14V766000.
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