Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 13V067000

Equipment adaptive/mobility

SUPREME CORPORATION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2013-02-28.

Recall campaignNHTSA 13V067000

Equipment adaptive/mobility

Component
Equipment adaptive/mobility
Manufacturer
SUPREME CORPORATION
Vehicles affected
1,858
Reported to NHTSA
2013-02-28
Owners notified
2013-03-08

Defect description

Supreme Corporation (Supreme) is recalling certain model year 2006-2012 Startrans Trolley, Sentinel, Senator HD, Senator, Candidate, C2, S2, PS2, and President transit buses equipped with Ricon manufactured wheelchair lifts which have an optional armored pendant cable. The cable may have been installed such that it doesn't clear the wheelchair lift and without a protective cover, or a misinstalled protective cover.

Safety risk

The cable may contact the power lug at the base of the wheel chair lift causing a short circuit that could result in a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Ricon will be conducting this recall on behalf of Supreme. Ricon will notify the affected owners and will provide a supplemental cover kit and instructions, free of charge. The recall began on March 8, 2013. Owners may contact Supreme at 1-800-642-4889 or Ricon at 1-818-267-3000.

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.

Scope of coverage

63 model years across 9 models.

ModelYears on record
STARTRANS C22012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
STARTRANS Candidate2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
STARTRANS President2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
STARTRANS PS22012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
STARTRANS S22012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
STARTRANS Senator2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
STARTRANS Senator HD2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
STARTRANS Sentinel BUS2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
STARTRANS Trolley2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.