CarRecallWatch- Component
- EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
- Problem
- Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain 2015-2019 IC Bus CE school buses, equipped with certain S-Series and K-Series Titanium Wheelchair Lifts, models K200, K201, K550, K551, S200, S2201, S550 and S551. The wheelchair lift positioning input cam may fail while the lift is in use, allowing the platform to travel higher than the vehicle's floor height.
- Risk
- If the wheelchair lift platform stops above the vehicle floor, the wheelchair user can tip inwards toward the vehicle when exiting the lift, increasing their risk of injury.
- Remedy
- Navistar will notify owners, and IC Bus or Ricon dealers will replace the injection molded cam with an aluminum machined cam, free of charge. The recall began October 5, 2018. Owners may contact Navistar customer service at 1-800-448-7825.
- Notes
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
What this recall means for you
Certain 2015-2019 IC Bus CE school buses equipped with specific S-Series and K-Series Titanium wheelchair lifts may have a positioning input cam that can fail while the lift is in use. When this happens, the lift platform can stop higher than the vehicle floor.
If the platform stops above the floor, a wheelchair user may tip inward toward the bus when exiting the lift, which increases the risk of injury.
Navistar will notify owners. IC Bus or Ricon dealers will replace the injection molded cam with an aluminum machined cam at no charge. Owners can contact Navistar customer service at 1-800-448-7825, and should check their vehicle identification number (VIN) for open recalls.
Check whether this recall is open on your vehicle
Official recall notice
Affected vehicles
| IC Bus Casb | 2015 |
|---|---|
| IC Bus Cesb | 2016201720182019 |