Recall Register

2010 Hometown Trolley Villager: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2010 Hometown Trolley Villager. The newest campaign is 14V766000. NHTSA received the report on 2 Dec 2014. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment Adaptive/Mobility. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 14V766000, in the NHTSA record

Double K will notify owners to take buses to a Ricon dealer or service center who will install supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge. Owners may contact Double K customer service at 1-715-478-5090. Owners may contact Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 107 units in total.

  1. 14V766000Received . 5 units.

    Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Double K Inc. (Double K) is recalling certain Hometown Trolley Villager transit buses manufactured August 15, 2008, to May 24, 2014. The affected vehicles are equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon Corporation. The platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may crack.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the platform side plates crack, the lift platform can separate from the lift and come to rest against the vehicle's lift door. When the doors are opened, the platform may fall out, increasing the risk of injury to the lift operator.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Double K will notify owners to take buses to a Ricon dealer or service center who will install supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge. Owners may contact Double K customer service at 1-715-478-5090. Owners may contact Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884.

    Report filed by Double K Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 14V209000Received . 34 units.

    Electrical System

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Double K, Inc. (Double K) is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 Hometown Trolley Villager and Mainstreet trolleys equipped with A&M Systems-brand electric door actuators. Voltage spikes may damage certain electrical components and electrical circuits within the actuator, causing the circuit board to develop high resistance.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    High resistance may cause the circuit board to overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Double K has notified owners, and dealers will replace the circuit board, free of charge. The recall began on April 9, 2014. Owners may contact Double K customer service at 1-715-478-5090.

    Report filed by Double K Inc..

  3. 11V559000Received . 68 units.

    Equipment / Appliance / Air Conditioner

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Double k (dba hometown trolley) is recalling certain model year 2008 through 2010 villager and mainstreet buses manufactured from november 2008 though december 2010 and equipped with carrier genv em-1 evaporator units, containing a delphi pack-con III fuse holder in an allied motion motor assembly. Due to time, temperature, and/or vibration, the fuse may loosen in the fuse holder resulting in high resistance and arcing.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If sufficient arcing occurs, the fuse holder may melt, and may be accompanied by flame, smoke and potential fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Double k will notify owners and provide information on how to obtain the retrofit kit from carrier along with repair instructions. This service will be performed free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided an owner notification schedule. (see carrier's recall campaign 11e-003.) owners may contact carrier at 1-800-793-4741 or double k at 1-715-478-5090.

    Report filed by DOUBLE K INC..

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Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 20083
  2. 20094
  3. 20103
  4. 20111
  5. 20121
  6. 20131
  7. 20141
  8. 20161
  9. 20173
  10. 20182
  11. 20191

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2010 Hometown Trolley Villager: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/hometown-trolley/villager/2010/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

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
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Double K Inc.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2010 Hometown Trolley Villager?
107 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Hometown Trolley Villager have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 7 recall campaigns for the Hometown Trolley Villager, model years 2008 to 2019. 3 of them name the 2010 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2010 Hometown Trolley Villager open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.