Farber Specialty Specialty Vehicle Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 7 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 9 model years of the Farber Specialty Specialty Vehicle (2002–2010).

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All Farber Specialty Specialty Vehicle recalls (7)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Farber Specialty Specialty Vehicle, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Equipment adaptive/mobility

   NHTSA 10V182000 Reported May 3, 2010 7 vehicles potentially affected FARBER SPECIALTY VEHICLES

   Farber specialty vehicles (fsv) is recalling certain model year 2008 through 2010 fsv specialty vehicles manufactured between october 2007 and december 2009 and fitted with certain ricon s series and k series l-model wheelchair lifts. Due to a problem in the software that controls the lift's "up" function, should the "up" button be…

   Remedy: Fsv will notify owners and the repairs will be performed by authorized ricon dealers free of charge. A software solution for this safety defect is under investigation. Until the software solution is available, ricon…

   Model years: 2008, 2009, 2010

2. Equipment adaptive/mobility

   NHTSA 10V166000 Reported April 23, 2010 22 vehicles potentially affected FARBER SPECIALTY VEHICLES

   Farber speciality vehicles (fsv) is recalling certain model year 2008-2010 fsv speacility vehicles manufactured between december 17, 2007 and december 18, 2009 and fitted with ricon public use lifts. The restraint belt on these lifts was designed to prevent the lift from moving, unless the tongue of the belt is fully engaged and latched…

   Remedy: Fsv is working with ricon and ricon will be performing the remedy for this campaign. Please see ricon's defect report 09e-060. Ricon will provide customers with a warning decal and a dvd-based training aid. The safety…

   Model years: 2008, 2009, 2010

3. Air conditioner (equipment)

   NHTSA 09V440000 Reported November 9, 2009 53 vehicles potentially affected FARBER SPECIALTY VEHICLES

   Farber is recalling certain model year commercial specialty vehicles manufactured between march 4 and october 20, 2009, equipped with carrier airv ceiling units, model nos. 68rv0010ba, 68rv0012ca, and 68rv0010ea. The heater element in these assemblies may be defective which could cause the unit to create smoke or sparks.

   Remedy: Farber will notify owners and the vehicles will be repaired free of charge. The repairs will be performed by carrier. The safety recall began on november 17, 2009. Owners may contact carrier at 1-877-584-7059 or farber…

   Model years: 2009

4. Equipment adaptive/mobility

   NHTSA 08V590000 Reported November 14, 2008 32 vehicles potentially affected FARBER SPECIALTY VEHICLES

   Farber specialty is recalling 32 my 2005-2008 commercial mobile command specialty vehicles built on workhorse, freightliner, chevrolet, ford, utilimaster and winnebago chassis and equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts. These vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 404,…

   Remedy: Farber specialty is working with ricon to correct the wheelchair lifts free of charge (please see 07e095). Owners may contact ricon at 1-818-267-3000 or farber specialty at 1-818-267-3016.

   Model years: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

5. Equipment adaptive/mobility

   NHTSA 08V589000 Reported November 13, 2008 32 vehicles potentially affected FARBER SPECIALTY VEHICLES

   Farber specialty is recalling 32 my 2005-2008 commercial mobile command specialty vehicles built on workhorse, freightliner, chevrolet, ford, utilimaster and winnebago chassis and equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts. These lifts fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 403,…

   Remedy: Farber specialty is working with ricon to correct the wheelchair lifts free of charge (please see 07e097). Owners may contact ricon at 1-818-267-3000 or farber specialty at 1-614-863-6470.

   Model years: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

6. Suspension

   NHTSA 08V269000 Reported June 17, 2008 2,506 vehicles potentially affected DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA

   Daimler trucks is recalling 2,506 my 2008 xc motor home chassis and thomas built hdx school and transit buses equipped with saf-holland adl series rear suspensions. In some instances the transverse beam was not properly welded which could result in a failure of the weld.

   Remedy: Daimler trucks is working with saf-holland to have a visual inspection of the adl transverse beam performed. If a weld defect is identified, saf-holland will provide a service replacement kit that contains a new…

   Model years: 2008

7. Shaft pitman (steering)

   NHTSA 07V596000 Reported December 21, 2007 32 vehicles potentially affected FARBER SPECIALTY VEHICLES

   On certain specialty vehicles such as bookmobile, medical, dental, display, and command buses built on freightliner chassis and equipped with zf model 8018 steering gears, these gears may have been assembled with the incorrect recirculating ball spacer. This could potentially allow the recirculating balls to escape from the…

   Remedy: Farber specialty vehicles is working with freightliner and zf to replace the steering gear free of charge (please see 07v343 and 07e049). Owners may contact freightliner at 1-800-547-0712 or fsv at 1-800-331-3188.

   Model years: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

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Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.