14V766000
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY Recall
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.
Remedy: 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.
14V209000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Recall
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.
Remedy: 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.
11V559000
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER Recall
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.
Remedy: 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.