Complaint 999930
RICON WHEELCHAIR LIFT • EQUIPMENT • incident Jul 2, 2013
- Complaint ID
- 999930
- Make
- RICON
- Model
- WHEELCHAIR LIFT
- Component
- EQUIPMENT
- Incident Date
- Jul 2, 2013
- Date Received
- Aug 7, 2013
- Data As Of
- Aug 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
EQUIPMENT
Owner Narrative
EQUIPMENT CLAIM NHTSA SCHOOL BUS VEHICLE SPECIAL SERVICE WHEELCHAIR LIFT RICON SCHOOL MID BUS COMPARTMENT LIFT PLATFORM INSTALLED WE SHOULD HAVE VERIFIED AN ELEMENTS SAFETY SET IN A MANUFACTURER CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. THE INCIDENT PREVENTION IS ACTION TO HAVE WHEELCHAIR RETENTION DEVICE PAINT COVERED IN A CONTRAST ORDER 571.403. ?PARAGRAPH 571.403 STANDARD NO 403, PLATFORM LIFT SYSTEMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.? ?S2. PURPOSE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS STANDARD IS TO PREVENT INJURIES AND FATALITIES TO PASSENGERS AND BYSTANDERS DURING THE OPERATION OF PLATFORM LIFTS INSTALLED IN MOTOR VEHICLES.? 571.403 MISSING ELEMENT SAFETY ?RICON LIFT PLATFORM? IS THE TRAFFIC DECAL OF WHEELCHAIR LIFT PLATFORM THE ?WHEELCHAIR RETENTION DEVICE ? THAT IS MARK EXIT WHEELCHAIR RESTRICT IN A REGULAR AND IN EMERGENCY TRANSPORT MODE. ?WHEELCHAIR RETENTION DEVICE MEANS A DEVICE DESIGNED TO PREVENT WHEELCHAIRS FROM LEAVING THE EDGE OF THE PLATFORM.? 571.403 RESTRICT BUCKLE BELT / WHEELCHAIR RETENTION DEVICE / - THE SAFETY ELEMENT SHOULD BE VISIBLE IN A CONTRASTING VALUE AGAINST PLATFORM, WHICH IS BLACK PAINTED. MANUFACTURED NONE CONTRAST DESIGN IS MISCONDUCT REQUIREMENTS 571.403. IN VEHICLE MANUFACTURING, THE BUCKLE RESTRAINT BELT IS COVERED OF BLACK PAINT AND LIFT PLATFORM HAS A BLACK PAINT COVER. THIS MISCONDUCT SAFETY IS SOURCE OF PURE VISIBILITY CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS. THE ABSENT OF CONTRAST WITH A PLATFORM MAY CAUSE WHEELCHAIR TRANSPORTER MISSING STOP WHEELCHAIR IN A PLATFORM CENTER. ?S6.4.10 PLATFORM MARKINGS ON PUBLIC USE LIFTS. THROUGHOUT THE RANGE OF PASSENGER OPERATION, ALL EDGES OF THE PLATFORM SURFACE, THE VISIBLE EDGE OF THE VEHICLE FLOOR OR BRIDGING DEVICE ADJACENT TO THE PLATFORM LIFT, AND ANY DESIGNATED STANDING AREA ON A PUBLIC USE LIFT MUST BE OUTLINED.? 571.403 THIS ELEMENT SHOULD BE COVERED YELLOW CONTRAST PAINT TO ALERTED STOP WHEELCHAIR TRAFFIC IN A CENTRAL PLACE OF PLATFORM. THE ABSENT OF CONTRAST WITH A PLATFORM MAY CAUSE WHEELCHAIR TRANSPORTER MISSING STOP. *TR
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.