Lift-U: equipment recalls

NHTSA lists 4 equipment recall campaigns for Lift-U. NHTSA received the reports from 1999 to 2009. The campaigns have 32,232 units in total. The newest campaign is 09E051000. NHTSA received the report on 10 Aug 2009.

NHTSA recall lookup

The defect, the consequence and the remedy on this page are the summaries in the NHTSA recall file. The file names the manufacturer that filed each recall report.

NHTSA recall file through 29 Sep 2026.

Recall campaigns

4 campaigns, newest first. 32,232 units in total.

09E051000Received 10 Aug 2009. 8,351 units.
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Lift-u is recalling certain wheelchair lifts sold as originally installed equipment for various heavy duty transit buses and also sold as aftermarket equipment. The lifts are equipped with a logic board assembly for the wheelchair lift control box, p/nos. 373-0226 and 373-0265. The outboard ramp barrier could fold in toward a lift passenger possibly pinching the passenger's feet.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The lift passenger could be seriously injured.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Each vehicle manufacturer will file a defect report and remedy plan for their vehicles which included these wheelchair lifts as original equipment. The vehicles will be repaired at no cost to the owner. The safety recall began on august 26, 2009. Owners may contact either their vehicle manufacturer or lift-u at 1-209-838-2400.
Products named: Lift-U Logic Board Assembly.
Report filed by LIFT-U. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 26 Aug 2009.
06E093000Received 30 Oct 2006. 18,093 units.
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain lift-u wheelchair lifts equipped with a solid bar barrier linkage installed as original equipment on certain specialty vehicles and also sold as aftermarket retrofit equipment. The part numbers which make up the solid bar linkage are: 184-0042, 184-0041, 123-0288, and 123-0287. It is possible for a person to wedge their feet under the linkage.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
It is possible that a person with no shoes, no control of their foot could twist their foot and get it forced under the linkage while setting in a wheel chair which could result in a cut.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
The vehicle manufacturers will notify owners to contact lift-u for a free repair kit along with installation instructions. Lift-u will notify owners who have purchased the subject lifts as aftermarket equipment. The recall began on january 15, 2007. Owners may contact lift-u at 209-838-2400.
Products named: Lift-U Wheelchair Lift.
Report filed by LIFT-U. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 17 Jan 2007.
02E047000Received 20 Aug 2002. 3,254 units.
Unknown or Other
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Lift u plastic tanks or reseviors for hydraulic fluid on the wheelchair lift manufactured between august 11, 2000, and august 16, 2002. The plastic tank will melt if the pump motor overheats. The melted tank will dump hydraulic fluid and the emergency hand pump will not function.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of an emergency, a wheelchair passenger will not be able to use the lift to deboard the bus.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Lift u will notify its customers and replace the plastic tank with a metal one. Owner notification is expected to begin during november 2002. Owners who do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact lift u at 209-838-2400.
Products named: Lift-U Wheelchair Lift.
Report filed by LIFT-U. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 9 Dec 2002.
99E035000Received 1 Oct 1999. 2,534 units.
Unknown or Other
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Equipment description: wheelchair lifts. Failure of a soft seat check valve in these wheelchair lifts may allow the front and rear platform barriers to return to a horizontal position from the vertical position they are supposed to be locked in.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This could allow a mobility aid to roll off of the lift platform injuring its occupant.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Lift-u is providing replacement soft seat check valves to the oems involved.
Products named: Lift-U Wheelchair Lift.
Report filed by LIFT-U.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Counts

Lift-U equipment campaigns, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 1999, with 1 campaign.

Lift-U: campaigns for each component
Component		Campaigns
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility		2
Unknown or Other		2

Products in the campaigns

The product names in the NHTSA file.

Wheelchair Lift3
Logic Board Assembly1

Official channels

NHTSA recall lookupNHTSA shows the recalls of a child seat, a tire or equipment by brand and model.
NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.

Cite this page

Recall Register. Lift-U: equipment recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/other/lift-u/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall files. Data through 29 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 29 Sep 2026

Manufacturers in the recall file: LIFT-U.

The brand is the make that NHTSA records for the campaign. A campaign that names 2 brands is on the page of each brand. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which Lift-U products do the campaigns name?: The NHTSA records have 2 product names for these campaigns. The name in the most campaigns is: Wheelchair Lift
How many units does a Lift-U equipment campaign have?: The median Lift-U campaign has 8,351 units. The median of all 2,866 equipment campaigns is 1,677 units.
Which component do the Lift-U campaigns name most often?: Equipment Adaptive/Mobility, in 2 campaigns. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.