Ricon R1209 (seatbase)

Model R1209 (seatbase) made by Ricon got 4 consumer complains there are 7 investigations as well as 1 recall. Consumer complaints with reference to equipment adaptive. . The car had one investigation (seats). There was one recall concerning seats .

Model 9999

Recalls


CampaignManufacturerManufacturing dateType# of units affectedDate Owner notified MfgRecall Initiated byManufacturers of recalled vehicles/productsReport Recieved DateRecord Creation DateRegulation Part NumberFMVSS Number
SEATS
08E046000RICON CORPORATIONfrom 01/01/2006 to 05/14/2007E (Equipment)1034MFRRICON CORPORATION08/07/200808/07/2008
Defect SummaryRicon is recalling 1,034 vmi/ricon 6-way power seat bases, models r1209, r1209-l, and r1209-e, produced between january 1, 2006, and may 14, 2007, sold in the aftermarket and installed as original equipment in certain full size vans. there is a possibility of a poor (cold) weld at the joint between the pivoting plate and the pivoting plate pin.
Consequence SummaryThe seat occupant may be injured should the seat base pin break.
Corrective SummaryEach vehicle manufacturer will provide a remedy plan and notification schedule. the affected vehicles will be repaired without charge to the owners. ricon will notify owners who purchased the affected bases as aftermarket or replacement equipment. the recall is expected to begin during august 2008. owners may contact their vehicle manufacturer or ricon at 818-267-3000.
NotesRicon's recall no. rsb105.a.customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration

Investigations


NHTSA IDManufacturerDate openDate closeSubjectRecall campaign
SEATS
EQ10001RICON CORPORATION01/25/201011/08/2010Ricon 6-Way Power Seat Base10V338000
 On july 30, 2008, ricon reported that certain 6-way power seat bases, produced between january 1, 2006 and may 14, 2007, contain a weld on the pivot shaft that may fail due to poor (cold) welding.a failed pivot shaft weld can cause the driver's seat to become detached from the seat base, possibly causing injury to the driver and increasing the risk of a crash.nhtsa assigned recall number 08e-046 to this matter.on february 5, 2010, the recall management department (rmd) requested ricon provide its customer list of all recipients that purchased the defective seat bases.ricon did not respond.after several e-mail exchanges and a second ir letter mailed on april 2, 2010, ricon responded with its customer list on april 9, 2010.rmd mailed ir letters to the 10 companies on ricon's list.those being: siebert mobility, hoglund bus co., inc., ilderton conversion co, new england wheels inc, northern bus sales, inc., sunset vans, inc., the mobility specialist, thomas bus sales of ia, vantage mobility international, malley industries inc.only the mobility specialist filed a subsequent defect report with nhtsa for new vehicles it modified with these seat bases.it was assigned recall number 10v-270.rmd received responses from nine of the above companies.eight of those companies were not required to file a defect report for their units for the following reasons:hoglund bus co and northern bus sales, inc. sold their units over the counter and did not install the units.siebert mobility purchased only the assets from the former arkansas convention center and siebert was not provided any sales records for customer contact.ilderton conversion co and thomas bus sales of ia did not actually perform their installations but contracted them out to other companies.new england wheels only installed their units on used vehicles.malley industries inc. installed their unit on a canadian vehicle.vantage mobility international (vmi) is a distributor that re-sold their units to 250 dealers.vmi did not file a defect report, as distributors are not required by regulation to do so, but did provide copies of the letters mailed to its dealer body.vmi's letters included verbiage about subsequent reporting responsibilities the dealers might have if they altered new vehicles and also included a template defect report for their convenience.only three of vmi's dealers filed subsequent defect reports with nhtsa.they were: arizona mobility (10v-261), all in one mobility (10v-271), driving specialties (10v-338).only sunset vans, inc. did not respond to rmd's april 20, 2010 ir letter.another ir letter was sent to sunset vans on may 26, 2010.phone calls and e-mail exchanges with sunset vans on september 1, 2010 did not motivate a response submission.a third ir letter was mailed on october 1, 2010.no response was received.sunset vans, inc.'s lack of a response to rmd's recall inquiry will be forwarded to nhtsa's office of the chief counsel for further enforcement consideration and action.this eq is closed.
EQ10001RICON CORPORATION01/25/201011/08/2010Ricon 6-Way Power Seat Base10V261000
 On july 30, 2008, ricon reported that certain 6-way power seat bases, produced between january 1, 2006 and may 14, 2007, contain a weld on the pivot shaft that may fail due to poor (cold) welding.a failed pivot shaft weld can cause the driver's seat to become detached from the seat base, possibly causing injury to the driver and increasing the risk of a crash.nhtsa assigned recall number 08e-046 to this matter.on february 5, 2010, the recall management department (rmd) requested ricon provide its customer list of all recipients that purchased the defective seat bases.ricon did not respond.after several e-mail exchanges and a second ir letter mailed on april 2, 2010, ricon responded with its customer list on april 9, 2010.rmd mailed ir letters to the 10 companies on ricon's list.those being: siebert mobility, hoglund bus co., inc., ilderton conversion co, new england wheels inc, northern bus sales, inc., sunset vans, inc., the mobility specialist, thomas bus sales of ia, vantage mobility international, malley industries inc.only the mobility specialist filed a subsequent defect report with nhtsa for new vehicles it modified with these seat bases.it was assigned recall number 10v-270.rmd received responses from nine of the above companies.eight of those companies were not required to file a defect report for their units for the following reasons:hoglund bus co and northern bus sales, inc. sold their units over the counter and did not install the units.siebert mobility purchased only the assets from the former arkansas convention center and siebert was not provided any sales records for customer contact.ilderton conversion co and thomas bus sales of ia did not actually perform their installations but contracted them out to other companies.new england wheels only installed their units on used vehicles.malley industries inc. installed their unit on a canadian vehicle.vantage mobility international (vmi) is a distributor that re-sold their units to 250 dealers.vmi did not file a defect report, as distributors are not required by regulation to do so, but did provide copies of the letters mailed to its dealer body.vmi's letters included verbiage about subsequent reporting responsibilities the dealers might have if they altered new vehicles and also included a template defect report for their convenience.only three of vmi's dealers filed subsequent defect reports with nhtsa.they were: arizona mobility (10v-261), all in one mobility (10v-271), driving specialties (10v-338).only sunset vans, inc. did not respond to rmd's april 20, 2010 ir letter.another ir letter was sent to sunset vans on may 26, 2010.phone calls and e-mail exchanges with sunset vans on september 1, 2010 did not motivate a response submission.a third ir letter was mailed on october 1, 2010.no response was received.sunset vans, inc.'s lack of a response to rmd's recall inquiry will be forwarded to nhtsa's office of the chief counsel for further enforcement consideration and action.this eq is closed.
EQ10001RICON CORPORATION01/25/201011/08/2010Ricon 6-Way Power Seat Base10V271000
 On july 30, 2008, ricon reported that certain 6-way power seat bases, produced between january 1, 2006 and may 14, 2007, contain a weld on the pivot shaft that may fail due to poor (cold) welding.a failed pivot shaft weld can cause the driver's seat to become detached from the seat base, possibly causing injury to the driver and increasing the risk of a crash.nhtsa assigned recall number 08e-046 to this matter.on february 5, 2010, the recall management department (rmd) requested ricon provide its customer list of all recipients that purchased the defective seat bases.ricon did not respond.after several e-mail exchanges and a second ir letter mailed on april 2, 2010, ricon responded with its customer list on april 9, 2010.rmd mailed ir letters to the 10 companies on ricon's list.those being: siebert mobility, hoglund bus co., inc., ilderton conversion co, new england wheels inc, northern bus sales, inc., sunset vans, inc., the mobility specialist, thomas bus sales of ia, vantage mobility international, malley industries inc.only the mobility specialist filed a subsequent defect report with nhtsa for new vehicles it modified with these seat bases.it was assigned recall number 10v-270.rmd received responses from nine of the above companies.eight of those companies were not required to file a defect report for their units for the following reasons:hoglund bus co and northern bus sales, inc. sold their units over the counter and did not install the units.siebert mobility purchased only the assets from the former arkansas convention center and siebert was not provided any sales records for customer contact.ilderton conversion co and thomas bus sales of ia did not actually perform their installations but contracted them out to other companies.new england wheels only installed their units on used vehicles.malley industries inc. installed their unit on a canadian vehicle.vantage mobility international (vmi) is a distributor that re-sold their units to 250 dealers.vmi did not file a defect report, as distributors are not required by regulation to do so, but did provide copies of the letters mailed to its dealer body.vmi's letters included verbiage about subsequent reporting responsibilities the dealers might have if they altered new vehicles and also included a template defect report for their convenience.only three of vmi's dealers filed subsequent defect reports with nhtsa.they were: arizona mobility (10v-261), all in one mobility (10v-271), driving specialties (10v-338).only sunset vans, inc. did not respond to rmd's april 20, 2010 ir letter.another ir letter was sent to sunset vans on may 26, 2010.phone calls and e-mail exchanges with sunset vans on september 1, 2010 did not motivate a response submission.a third ir letter was mailed on october 1, 2010.no response was received.sunset vans, inc.'s lack of a response to rmd's recall inquiry will be forwarded to nhtsa's office of the chief counsel for further enforcement consideration and action.this eq is closed.
EQ10001RICON CORPORATION01/25/201011/08/2010Ricon 6-Way Power Seat Base10V270000
 On july 30, 2008, ricon reported that certain 6-way power seat bases, produced between january 1, 2006 and may 14, 2007, contain a weld on the pivot shaft that may fail due to poor (cold) welding.a failed pivot shaft weld can cause the driver's seat to become detached from the seat base, possibly causing injury to the driver and increasing the risk of a crash.nhtsa assigned recall number 08e-046 to this matter.on february 5, 2010, the recall management department (rmd) requested ricon provide its customer list of all recipients that purchased the defective seat bases.ricon did not respond.after several e-mail exchanges and a second ir letter mailed on april 2, 2010, ricon responded with its customer list on april 9, 2010.rmd mailed ir letters to the 10 companies on ricon's list.those being: siebert mobility, hoglund bus co., inc., ilderton conversion co, new england wheels inc, northern bus sales, inc., sunset vans, inc., the mobility specialist, thomas bus sales of ia, vantage mobility international, malley industries inc.only the mobility specialist filed a subsequent defect report with nhtsa for new vehicles it modified with these seat bases.it was assigned recall number 10v-270.rmd received responses from nine of the above companies.eight of those companies were not required to file a defect report for their units for the following reasons:hoglund bus co and northern bus sales, inc. sold their units over the counter and did not install the units.siebert mobility purchased only the assets from the former arkansas convention center and siebert was not provided any sales records for customer contact.ilderton conversion co and thomas bus sales of ia did not actually perform their installations but contracted them out to other companies.new england wheels only installed their units on used vehicles.malley industries inc. installed their unit on a canadian vehicle.vantage mobility international (vmi) is a distributor that re-sold their units to 250 dealers.vmi did not file a defect report, as distributors are not required by regulation to do so, but did provide copies of the letters mailed to its dealer body.vmi's letters included verbiage about subsequent reporting responsibilities the dealers might have if they altered new vehicles and also included a template defect report for their convenience.only three of vmi's dealers filed subsequent defect reports with nhtsa.they were: arizona mobility (10v-261), all in one mobility (10v-271), driving specialties (10v-338).only sunset vans, inc. did not respond to rmd's april 20, 2010 ir letter.another ir letter was sent to sunset vans on may 26, 2010.phone calls and e-mail exchanges with sunset vans on september 1, 2010 did not motivate a response submission.a third ir letter was mailed on october 1, 2010.no response was received.sunset vans, inc.'s lack of a response to rmd's recall inquiry will be forwarded to nhtsa's office of the chief counsel for further enforcement consideration and action.this eq is closed.
EQ10001RICON CORPORATION01/25/2010RICON 6-WAY POWER SEAT BASE10V270000
 On july 30, 2008 ricon reported that certain 6-way power seat bases, produced between january 1, 2006 and may 14, 2007, contain a weld on the pivot shaft that may fail due to poor (cold) welding.a failed pivot shaft weld can cause the driver's seat to become detached from the seat base, possibly causing injury to the driver and increasing the risk of a crash.nhtsa assigned recall number 08e-046 to this matter.this investigation is being opened to determine if proper and timely notice has been given to each purchaser of the defective seat bases, to determine if additional defect notices are required by vehicle manufacturers who may have installed the defective seat bases in motor vehicles (and, if so, to remind them of their responsibilities), and to ensure that proper and timely safety recall campaigns are conducted.
EQ10001RICON CORPORATION01/25/2010RICON 6-WAY POWER SEAT BASE10V261000
 On july 30, 2008 ricon reported that certain 6-way power seat bases, produced between january 1, 2006 and may 14, 2007, contain a weld on the pivot shaft that may fail due to poor (cold) welding.a failed pivot shaft weld can cause the driver's seat to become detached from the seat base, possibly causing injury to the driver and increasing the risk of a crash.nhtsa assigned recall number 08e-046 to this matter.this investigation is being opened to determine if proper and timely notice has been given to each purchaser of the defective seat bases, to determine if additional defect notices are required by vehicle manufacturers who may have installed the defective seat bases in motor vehicles (and, if so, to remind them of their responsibilities), and to ensure that proper and timely safety recall campaigns are conducted.
EQ10001RICON CORPORATION01/25/2010RICON 6-WAY POWER SEAT BASE10V271000
 On july 30, 2008 ricon reported that certain 6-way power seat bases, produced between january 1, 2006 and may 14, 2007, contain a weld on the pivot shaft that may fail due to poor (cold) welding.a failed pivot shaft weld can cause the driver's seat to become detached from the seat base, possibly causing injury to the driver and increasing the risk of a crash.nhtsa assigned recall number 08e-046 to this matter.this investigation is being opened to determine if proper and timely notice has been given to each purchaser of the defective seat bases, to determine if additional defect notices are required by vehicle manufacturers who may have installed the defective seat bases in motor vehicles (and, if so, to remind them of their responsibilities), and to ensure that proper and timely safety recall campaigns are conducted.

Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE
05/29/2010
 Ricon transfer seat base failed and came apart allowing seat to turn freely and driver to fall backward. when vehicle was rear ended in an accident. causing minor injury to driver.