Forest River, Inc.: Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
Forest River, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 18, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 5,675. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 Elkhart ECII transit buses manufactured January 1, 2006, to September 26, 2014, equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts built by the Ricon Corporation. The affected lifts are equipped with folding link arms that may have pivot holes that are too big, allowing the bearings to move out of position.
The risk
If the bearings move out of position, the stowed platform may have excessive movement resulting in failure of the platform mounting. This failure could cause the wheel chair lift platform to fall out of the vehicle when the doors are opened, increasing the risk of injury for the lift operator.
The remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and Ricon dealers will inspect the link arms for damage or for displaced bearings. The platform will be inspected for cracks. Any damaged parts will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on December 16, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 574-264-5179 ext. 102 or Ricon Customer Service at 1-800-322-2884. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-11102015-0108. Note: These buses and wheelchair lifts were subject to a similar recall in 2014. All vehicles that received that recall remedy are still affected by this recall as well.
9 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Elkhart Ecii | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Elkhart Ecii | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Elkhart Ecii | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Elkhart Ecii | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Elkhart Ecii | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Elkhart Ecii | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Elkhart Ecii | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Elkhart Ecii | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Elkhart Ecii | 0 | 6 | 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 15V768000.
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