Farber Specialty Vehicle, model years 2008 to 2010. Filed by Farber Specialty Vehicles and reported to NHTSA on 23 April 2010. 22 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Farber speciality vehicles (fsv) is recalling certain model year 2008-2010 fsv speacility vehicles manufactured between december 17, 2007 and 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 …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 10V166 cover?
- Farber Specialty Vehicle, model years 2008-2010.
- What is wrong with them?
- FARBER SPECIALITY VEHICLES (FSV) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2010 FSV SPEACILITY VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN DECEMBER 17, 2007 AND DECEMBER 18, 2009 AND FITTED WITH RICON PUBLIC USE LIFTS.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- THE USER OF THE LIFT COULD BE INJURED SHOULD THE LIFT MOVE WITHOUT THE RESTRAINT BELT PROPERLY BUCKLED.
- Is there a fix yet?
- FSV 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 APRIL 20, 2010.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “THE USER OF THE LIFT COULD BE INJURED SHOULD THE LIFT MOVE WITHOUT THE RESTRAINT BELT PROPERLY BUCKLED.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 10V166 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | FARBER SPECIALTY VEHICLES |
| System at fault | Equipment Adaptive/Mobility |
| Reported to NHTSA | 23 April 2010 |
| Model years | 2008-2010 |
| Vehicles named | FARBER SPECIALTY VEHICLE |
What the notice says today
The consequence
THE USER OF THE LIFT COULD BE INJURED SHOULD THE LIFT MOVE WITHOUT THE RESTRAINT BELT PROPERLY BUCKLED.
The remedy
FSV 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 APRIL 20, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT RICON AT 1-818-267-3000 OR FSV AT 1-614-863-6470.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 289 notices in the record whose component field names equipment adaptive/mobility. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 36 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 10V166, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/10v166/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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