Vehicle Recall: MCI Coaches with Ricon Wheelchair Lifts

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US/Washington: As of Sunday, February 18, 2024, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”), a division of the US Department of Transportation, has posted a total of sixty (60) vehicle, tire, accessory or other automotive-related product recalls this month. Are yours listed? http://ht.ly/cXy430qH5Ln

Direct link: https://www.nhtsa.gov/search/safety-issues#recall

Additional information:
Among the sixty (60) recalls the NHTSA has announced in February comes news of the following:

Motor Coach Industries (“MCI”), a Des Plaines, Illinois establishment and a subsidiary of New Flyer (part of the NFI Group) of Winnipeg, Manitoba has recalled an estimated 24V073000 model year 2014-2018 D4000, 2013-2019 MCI D4005, 2013-2023 MCI D4500, 2013-2020 MCI D4505 and 2021-2024 MCI D45CRTLE Coaches equipped with a Ricon Wheelchair Lift marketed, sold and delivered in the United States.

Recall Category: Equipment Adaptive/Mobility – Lift Threshold Warning Lights insufficient for requirements

NHTSA Safety Notification 24V073000 reports the Red Beacon Lighting on the Threshold Warning System (“TWS”) may not be bright enough to provide sufficient visibility. As such, these vehicles reportedly fail to comply with the requirements of US Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 403, “Platform Lift Systems”.

According to the NHTSA, Beacon Lights that do not provide proper illumination may be less visible to people who use or who are adjacent to the Wheelchair Lift. If this defect occurs, it can increase the risk of serious injury and/or life-changing results.

==> If you have a medical emergency, please contact 9-1-1, your closest hospital or emergency center equipped to properly treat lacerations, concussions, bone fractures, amputation, central nervous system (“CNS”) damage and/or internal injuries.

Proposed Remedy:
MCI will work with Ricon to replace the TWS kits, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed March 29, 2024.

Owners may contact MCI Customer Service at 1-800-241-2947 during normal business hours, Monday to Friday, Central Standard Time (“CST”) for more information. No manufacturer’s designation was listed for this recall at press time .

Owners of the recalled vehicles may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety (“NHTSA”) Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or visit the NHTSA’s Web site at http://www.nhtsa.gov.

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==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Central Nervous System (“CNS”) damage, please search for “central nervous system (“CNS”) damage” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> You can use the NHTSA’s VIN Look-up Tool to determine if your specific vehicle is affected by this or other recent recall (major light vehicles only): https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls

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More information about this recall:
NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V073000
Recalls Direct RIN: 18093-2024
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