Recall 15V773000

EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

Report Date
20151119
Component
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
Affected Vehicles
45 models

Defect Description

Coach & Equipment Mfg Corp. (Coach & Equipment) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 Alley Cat, Condor LT, Metro Lite, Pegasus, and Phoenix transit buses manufactured January 1, 2006, to September 18, 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.

Safety Consequence

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.

Remedy

Coach and Equipment 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 18, 2015. Owners may contact Coach & Equipment customer service at 1-800-724-8464, or Ricon Customer Service at 1-800-322-2884. Coach & Equipment's number for this recall is 15E-068. 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.

Affected Vehicles

Year Make Model
2006 COACH AND EQUIPMENT ALLEY CAT
2006 COACH AND EQUIPMENT CONDOR LT
2006 COACH AND EQUIPMENT METRO LITE
2006 COACH AND EQUIPMENT PEGASUS
2006 COACH AND EQUIPMENT PHOENIX
2007 COACH AND EQUIPMENT ALLEY CAT
2007 COACH AND EQUIPMENT CONDOR LT
2007 COACH AND EQUIPMENT METRO LITE
2007 COACH AND EQUIPMENT PEGASUS
2007 COACH AND EQUIPMENT PHOENIX
2008 COACH AND EQUIPMENT ALLEY CAT
2008 COACH AND EQUIPMENT CONDOR LT
2008 COACH AND EQUIPMENT METRO LITE
2008 COACH AND EQUIPMENT PEGASUS
2008 COACH AND EQUIPMENT PHOENIX
2009 COACH AND EQUIPMENT ALLEY CAT
2009 COACH AND EQUIPMENT CONDOR LT
2009 COACH AND EQUIPMENT METRO LITE
2009 COACH AND EQUIPMENT PEGASUS
2009 COACH AND EQUIPMENT PHOENIX
2010 COACH AND EQUIPMENT ALLEY CAT
2010 COACH AND EQUIPMENT CONDOR LT
2010 COACH AND EQUIPMENT METRO LITE
2010 COACH AND EQUIPMENT PEGASUS
2010 COACH AND EQUIPMENT PHOENIX
2011 COACH AND EQUIPMENT ALLEY CAT
2011 COACH AND EQUIPMENT CONDOR LT
2011 COACH AND EQUIPMENT METRO LITE
2011 COACH AND EQUIPMENT PEGASUS
2011 COACH AND EQUIPMENT PHOENIX
2012 COACH AND EQUIPMENT ALLEY CAT
2012 COACH AND EQUIPMENT CONDOR LT
2012 COACH AND EQUIPMENT METRO LITE
2012 COACH AND EQUIPMENT PEGASUS
2012 COACH AND EQUIPMENT PHOENIX
2013 COACH AND EQUIPMENT ALLEY CAT
2013 COACH AND EQUIPMENT CONDOR LT
2013 COACH AND EQUIPMENT METRO LITE
2013 COACH AND EQUIPMENT PEGASUS
2013 COACH AND EQUIPMENT PHOENIX
2014 COACH AND EQUIPMENT ALLEY CAT
2014 COACH AND EQUIPMENT CONDOR LT
2014 COACH AND EQUIPMENT METRO LITE
2014 COACH AND EQUIPMENT PEGASUS
2014 COACH AND EQUIPMENT PHOENIX

Check your vehicle: Visit NHTSA.gov and enter your VIN to see if your specific vehicle is affected.