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Vehicle recall 08V649000 · December 9, 2008

Thomas Built Minitour Bus, Thomas Built C-2 and 3 more models

These lifts fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 403,"platform lift system accessible for motor vehicles." the anti-stow interlock…

Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.

Summary
Rifled air conditioning (rac) is recalling 6 my 2001 Chevrolet express private transport, my 2005 thomas built FS65, my 2006-2007 monitour bus, and my 2007 C-2 school bus vehicles built on freightliner, and GM chassis and equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts. These lifts fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 403,"platform lift system accessible for motor vehicles." the anti-stow interlock may not detect the presence of a wheelchair or mobility aid user. The pressure sensing switch that detects the presence of weight on the platform was not adjusted to the necessary sensitivity level. The lift could stow even though someone or something is still on the lift.
Consequence
A lift occupant can be injured should the lift begin to stow unintentionally.
Remedy
Rac is working with ricon to correct the wheelchair lifts free of charge (please see 07E097). Owners may contact ricon at 1-818-267-3000 or rac at 1-800-627-1707.
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
08V649000
Reported to NHTSA
December 9, 2008
Filed by
RIFLED AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS
Owner notification
January 5, 2009
Vehicles potentially affected
6
Initiated by
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
Components
Equipment adaptive/mobility
Recall 08V649000 on nhtsa.gov, with the manufacturer’s documents

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