Startrans Candidate, Candidate II, President, Senator and 3 more (2007-2010): Equipment adaptive/mobility
Recall 10V204000 · May 10, 2010 · Startrans Bus Corporation
805
vehicles affected
805
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 10V204000
- Date
- May 10, 2010
- Maker
- Startrans Bus Corporation
- Units affected
- 805
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Equipment adaptive/mobility
- Model years
- 2007-2010
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Injury
What is wrong
STARTRANS BUS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007 THROUGH 2010 CANDIDATE, CANDIDATE II, SENATOR, SENATOR HD, PRESIDENT, TROLLEY, SENATOR II, AND SENTINAL TRANSIT BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM DECEMBER 2007 THROUGH DECEMBER 18, 2009 AND FITTED WITH RICON PUBLIC USE LIFTS. THE RESTRAINT BELT ON THESE LIFTS WAS DESIGNED TO PREVENT THE LIFT FROM MOVING, UNLESS THE TONGUE OF THE BELT IS FULLY ENGAGED AND LATCHED IN THE BUCKLE. RICON HAS DISCOVERED, HOWEVER, THAT IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE OPERATOR TO INSERT THE BELT TONGUE INTO THE BUCKLE WITHOUT FULLY ENGAGING THE LATCHING MECHANISM. IN THIS CASE, THE RESTRAINT BELT WOULD APPEAR TO BE LATCHED, AND THE OPERATOR COULD RUN THE LIFT. IF THE RESTRAINT BELT TONGUE IS NOT FULLY ENGAGED INTO THE RESTRAINT BELT BUCKLE, AND LATCHED, THE LIFT MAY OPERATE WITH AN OCCUPANT ON THE PLATFORM.
What can happen
THE USER OF THE LIFT COULD BE INJURED SHOULD THE LIFT MOVE WITHOUT THE RESTRAINT BELT PROPERLY BUCKLED.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
STARTRANS BUS IS WORKING WITH RICON AND RICON WILL BE PERFORMING THE REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. PLEASE SEE RICON'S DEFECT REPORT 09E-060. RICON WILL PROVIDE CUSTOMERS WITH A WARNING DECAL AND A DVD-BASED TRAINING AID. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 12, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT RICON AT 1-818-267-3000 OR STARTRANS BUS AT 1-574-642-0811.
Vehicles covered
7 models, 22 model years in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Startrans | Candidate | 2007-2009 |
| Startrans | Candidate II | 2007-2009 |
| Startrans | President | 2007-2009 |
| Startrans | Senator | 2007-2010 |
| Startrans | Senator HD | 2007-2009 |
| Startrans | Senator II | 2007-2009 |
| Startrans | Trolley | 2007-2009 |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 10V204000?
7 models: Startrans Candidate (2007-2009), Startrans Candidate II (2007-2009), Startrans President (2007-2009) and 4 more, about 805 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 10V204000?
STARTRANS BUS IS WORKING WITH RICON AND RICON WILL BE PERFORMING THE REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. PLEASE SEE RICON'S DEFECT REPORT 09E-060. RICON WILL PROVIDE CUSTOMERS WITH A WARNING DECAL AND A DVD-BASED TRAINING AID. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 12, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT RICON AT 1-818-267-3000 OR STARTRANS BUS.
What can happen?
THE USER OF THE LIFT COULD BE INJURED SHOULD THE LIFT MOVE WITHOUT THE RESTRAINT BELT PROPERLY BUCKLED.
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.