Vehicle recall 08V474000 · September 16, 2008
2005-2007 Coach and Equipment Phoenix
Coach and equipment is recalling 594 my 2005-2007 phoenix paratransit buses equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts for failing to comply with the requirements of…
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Coach and equipment is recalling 594 my 2005-2007 phoenix paratransit buses equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 404, "platform lift installations in motor vehicles." the threshold warning system may not detect the presence of a wheelchair or mobility aid user in a certain spot within the defined threshold area.
- Consequence
- The user of the lift could be injured should the lift move unintentionally.
- Remedy
- Coach and equipment is working with ricon to correct the wheelchair lifts free of charge (please see 07E095). Owners may contact ricon at 1-818-267-3000 or coach and equipment at 1-315-536-2321.
- Notes
- Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 08V474000
- Reported to NHTSA
- September 16, 2008
- Filed by
- COACH AND EQUIPMENT MFG CORP.
- Owner notification
- May 8, 2008
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 594
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Equipment adaptive/mobility
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Coach and Equipment Phoenix (2005-2007): 2007, 2006, 2005
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