Ricon S2005, Ricon S2010, Ricon S5005, Ricon S5010, Ricon S5505, Ricon S5510, model year 9999. Filed by Ricon Corporation and reported to NHTSA on 16 July 2014. 28,000 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Ricon Corporation (Ricon) is recalling certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured after January 1, 2006. The platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may crack.
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 14E041 cover?
- Ricon S2005, Ricon S2010, Ricon S5005, Ricon S5010, Ricon S5505, Ricon S5510.
- What is wrong with them?
- Ricon Corporation (Ricon) is recalling certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured after January 1, 2006. The platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may crack.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- 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.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Ricon will notify owners, and dealers will install supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin during September 2014. Owners may contact Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884.
- 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: “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.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 14E041 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Ricon Corporation |
| System at fault | Equipment Adaptive/Mobility |
| Reported to NHTSA | 16 July 2014 |
| Model years | 9999-9999 |
| Vehicles named | RICON S2005, RICON S2010, RICON S5005, RICON S5010, RICON S5505, RICON S5510 |
What the notice says today
The consequence
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.
The remedy
Ricon will notify owners, and dealers will install supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin during September 2014. Owners may contact Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884.
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 14E041, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/14e041/
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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Other Ricon notices we hold
- 26E038: S-Series and K-Series wheelchair platform lifts
- 26E017: R1200 series 6-Way and 4-Way Power Transfer Seat Base (PTSB) motorized seat bases
- 23E091: Threshold Warning System Kits (TWS) with part number RI32885, designed for use with Ricon Baylift and Mirage Series wheelchair lifts
- 21E068: Baylift Wheelchair Lift, part number RISSBF3XXX-XX
- 18E044: S-Series and K-Series Titanium Wheelchair Lifts, models K200, K201, K550, K551, S200, S2201, S550 and S551
- 16E020: model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured August 26, 2014, to July 1, 2015
- 15E068: model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured January 1, 2006, to August 25, 2014
- 14E010: S series and K series wheelchair lifts manufactured January 1, 2013, through January 4, 2014, and equipped with an optional armored pendant cable
All 10 Ricon campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
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- Defect summary
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