NATIONAL VAN RECALLS & DEFECTS | NATIONAL VAN PROBLEMS

NATIONAL VAN RECALLS & DEFECTS | NATIONAL VAN PROBLEMS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of NATIONAL VAN recalls and defective parts found on NATIONAL VAN automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the NATIONAL VAN manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their design, structure, body, or performance.

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Most Recent Recalls

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
2005-2008 NATIONAL VAN ECONOLINE EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE Recall
2005-2008 NATIONAL VAN ECONOLINE	EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE Units affected: 43	NATIONAL VAN BUILDERS, INC. Report Date: 2008-09-17
Summary: NATIONAL VAN BUILDERS IS RECALLING 43 MY 2005-2008 FORD ECONOLINE VEHICLES 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 SYSTEMS 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.
2005-2008 NATIONAL VAN ECONOLINE EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE Recall
2005-2008 NATIONAL VAN ECONOLINE	EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE Units affected: 43	NATIONAL RV, INC. Report Date: 2008-03-20
Summary: NATIONAL VAN BUILDERS IS RECALLING 43 MY 2005-2008 ECONOLINE VANS EQUIPPED WITH RICON PLATFORM STYLE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS. THESE VANS FAIL 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.
2006-2007 NATIONAL VAN ECONOLINE EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE Recall
2006-2007 NATIONAL VAN ECONOLINE	EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE Units affected: 13	NATIONAL VAN BUILDERS, INC. Report Date: 2007-02-28
Summary: CERTAIN VANS EQUIPPED WITH RICON PLATFORM STYLE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 403, ¬PLATFORM LIFT SYSTEMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.¬ THE INNER BARRIER INTERLOCK SWITCH SYSTEM IN THE LIFT BASEPLATE MAY NOT DETECT THE PRESENCE OF A PASSENGER (EITHER WHEELCHAIR OR STANDEE) ON THE BARRIER AND CAN ALLOW THE PLATFORM TO MOVE DOWN MORE THAN ONE INCH BELOW FLOOR LEVEL WHEN OCCUPIED.
2002-2004 NATIONAL VAN ECONOLINE EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE Recall
2002-2004 NATIONAL VAN ECONOLINE	EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE Units affected: 20	NATIONAL VAN BUILDERS, INC. Report Date: 2004-09-30
Summary: ON CERTAIN VANS BUILT ON FORD ECONOLINE CHASSIS AND EQUIPPED WITH SURE-LOK WHEELCHAIR SECUREMENT SYSTEMS, THE SPROCKET TEETH OF THE RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT.
2001 NATIONAL VAN S34 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR Recall
2001 NATIONAL VAN S34	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR Units affected: 1	NATIONAL VAN SALES, INC. Report Date: 2002-10-21
Summary: ONE S34 CONVERTED WHEELCHAIR VAN EQUIPPED WITH PASSENGER SEAT BELTS WITH RETRACTORS, THE COVER HALVES FOR THE RETRACTABLE PORTION OF THE BELT CAN SEPARATE COMPLETELY AND RELEASE THE SEAT BELT CONNECTOR. IF THIS OCCURS, ONE OF THE LOAD BEARING PINS IN THE CONNECTOR COULD SEPARATE FROM THE CONNECTOR AND RENDER THE SEAT BELT UNUSABLE. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT OCCUPANT WOULD NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED RESULTING IN AN INJURY. THE SEAT BELT SUPPLIER, AMSAFE, WILL PROVIDE A SNAP ON "OVER-COVER" TO OWNERS TO PREVENT THE SEAT BELT COVER FROM SEPARATING.