OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN FILE

NHTSA campaign 14V706000

NHTSA campaign 14V706000 covers 35 published year-and-model reports from 3 makes in this index and lists 34 potentially affected units campaign-wide. VIN eligibility must be checked separately.

Report received November 5, 2014 · Snapshot September 21, 2026

01 / DEFECT RECORD

What NHTSA campaign 14V706000 says

NHTSA campaign 14V706000 identifies EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY and states that 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.

Defect summary

Cummings Mobility Conversion & Supply (Cummings) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 Ford E-150, E-250, E-350, Chevrolet Express, 2006-2008 Dodge Sprinter, and 2009-2014 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, and 2013 Ford Transit Connect vehicles manufactured January 1, 2006, to October 8, 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.

Consequence summary

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.

02 / CORRECTIVE ACTION

Remedy for NHTSA campaign 14V706000

For NHTSA campaign 14V706000, the filed corrective action says: Cummings 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 January 13, 2015. Owners may contact Cumming's customer service at 1-800-639-5438 or Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884. Cumming's number for this recall is 14E-041.

Cummings 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 January 13, 2015. Owners may contact Cumming's customer service at 1-800-639-5438 or Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884. Cumming's number for this recall is 14E-041.

Owner notification: January 13, 2015
Filing manufacturer: Cummings Mobility Conversion & Supply
Component groups: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

03 / PUBLISHED VEHICLES

Vehicles listed under NHTSA campaign 14V706000

RecallRoad links 35 year-and-model reports associated with NHTSA campaign 14V706000; the list reflects published source rows, not individual VIN coverage.