Accubuilt: recalls by model and year

Name: Accubuilt recall campaigns
Creator: Recall Register
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NHTSA lists 4 vehicle recall campaigns for Accubuilt. The register has 1 model line of the make, model years 2002 to 2006. NHTSA has 7 complaints on file for this model line.

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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on 1 Oct 2026. Complaint file through 30 Sep 2026. Recall file through 30 Sep 2026.

Model lines

1 model line, in the order of the number of complaints.

Accubuilt: recall campaigns and complaints for each model line
Model line	Model years	Campaigns	Complaints	Complaints for each model year	Component with the most mentions
Van	5	4	7	1.4	Service Brakes, Hydraulic

This table compares the model lines of Accubuilt only. The NHTSA files have no sales figures. A model line with more vehicles on the road gets more complaints. This site does not compare one make with a different make.

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

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Newest recall campaigns

The newest 4 of 4.

06V177000Received 22 May 2006. 24 units.
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain vans built on ford e250/350 chassis and equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts, the vertical support arms were improperly welded.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
During passenger operations it may not be possible to close the lift door causing the vehicle interlocks to remain engaged preventing movement of the buses or the ability to load or unload passengers with disabilities from the vehicle.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Ricon is conducting this recall (please see 06e008000) and will replace the two vertical arms even if only one arm is cracked free of charge. Owners may contact accubuilt at 419-222-8608 or ricon at 1-818-267-3000.
Report filed by ACCUBUILT, INC.. The campaign has 1 make, model and year entry.
05V214000Received 12 May 2005. 51 units.
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain handicap accessible vans built on ford e350 chassis with 6.0l diesel engines, accubuilt adds an additional positive lead wire from the dual vehicle batteries to the mobility lift for operating power. The end connections for the added power wire can become corroded which can cause increased heat generation in the wire and can melt the plastic coating and/or the plastic corrugated protective sheathing.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Heat generation could potentially melt the wire to connector joint and a fire could occur without prior warning.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
The manufacturer has not yet provided a remedy for this campaign. The recall is expected to begin on may 31, 2005. Owners may contact accubuilt at 419-222-8608.
Report filed by ACCUBUILT, INC.. The campaign has 2 make, model and year entries.
04V162000Received 2 Apr 2004. 3 units.
Seats
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain multi-passenger vans with one or more seats equipped with rear designated forward facing quick release seats fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 207, "seating systems."
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
These seats do not meet the requirements of the standard.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will modify the quick release frame system on these seats. Owner notification began april 12, 2004. Owners should contact accubuilt at 1-419-222-1501.
Report filed by ACCUBUILT, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 12 Apr 2004. The campaign has 2 make, model and year entries.
03V530000Received 12 Dec 2003. 32 units.
Seats
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain multi-passenger handicap-accessible vans built on ford e250 and e350 chassis fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 225, "child restraint anchorage systems." these vehicles lack the appropriate number of child restraint anchorages.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Applicable child seats would not be able to utilize these supplemental anchorages. In the event of a crash, the seat occupant may not be properly restrained, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Accubuilt will modify or replace one or more of the seats to include the appropriate number of seating positions with child restraint anchorage systems. Owner notification is expected to begin during february 2004. Owners should contact accubuilt at 1-888-242-4782.
Report filed by ACCUBUILT, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 8 Jan 2004. The campaign has 3 make, model and year entries.

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Counts by year

Recall campaigns that name Accubuilt vehicles, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 2003, with 1 campaign.

Complaints about Accubuilt vehicles, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2005, with 3 complaints.

Components in the complaints

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

Accubuilt: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	Per 1,000	Mentions
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	272.7	3
Structure	181.8	2
Wheels	181.8	2
Engine and Engine Cooling	90.9	1
Exterior Lighting	90.9	1
Suspension	90.9	1
Equipment	90.9	1

Official channels

NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
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. Accubuilt: recalls by model and year. https://recallregister.com/make/accubuilt/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 30 Sep 2026
Investigations that name the make: 0
Units in the campaigns: 110

Manufacturers in the recall file: ACCUBUILT, INC..

The make name is the name in the NHTSA files. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which Accubuilt model lines are on the register?: One: the Van, with 4 recall campaigns and 7 complaints.
Which components do the complaints about Accubuilt vehicles name?: Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 3 component mentions. Structure: 2 component mentions. Wheels: 2 component mentions.
How many units are in the recall campaigns for Accubuilt?: 110 units in 4 campaigns. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make.