Startrans Candidate, Senator, Senator HD, Senator II and 7 more (2006-2014): Equipment adaptive/mobility
Recall 14V662000 · Oct 21, 2014 · Supreme Corporation
1,705
vehicles affected
1,705
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 14V662000
- Date
- Oct 21, 2014
- Maker
- Supreme Corporation
- Units affected
- 1,705
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Equipment adaptive/mobility
- Model years
- 2006-2014
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Falls
What is wrong
Supreme Corporation (Supreme) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 Senator, Senator II, Candidate, Candidate II, Senator HD, and Sentinel transit buses manufactured January 2, 2006, to April 30, 2014, equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon Corporation after January 1, 2006. The platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may crack.
What can happen
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 fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Supreme 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. The recall began in November 2014. Owners may contact Supreme customer service at 1-800-642-4889 or Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884.
Vehicles covered
11 models, 54 model years in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Startrans | Candidate | 2008-2010 |
| Startrans | Senator | 2008-2011 |
| Startrans | Senator HD | 2008-2010 |
| Startrans | Senator II | 2008-2010 |
| Startrans | Sentinel | 2008-2014 |
| Supreme | Candidate | 2006-2007, 2011-2014 |
| Supreme | Candidate II | 2006-2014 |
| Supreme | Senator | 2006-2007, 2012-2014 |
| Supreme | Senator HD | 2006-2007, 2011-2014 |
| Supreme | Senator II | 2006-2007, 2011-2014 |
| Supreme | Sentinel | 2006-2007 |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 14V662000?
11 models: Startrans Candidate (2008-2010), Startrans Senator (2008-2011), Startrans Senator HD (2008-2010) and 8 more, about 1,705 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 14V662000?
Supreme 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. The recall began in November 2014. Owners may contact Supreme customer service at 1-800-642-4889 or Ricon.
What can happen?
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.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.