The defect
ELDORADO NATIONAL - KANSAS (ENK) IS RECALLING 730 MY 2008-2009 AERO ELITE, AEROLITE, AEROTECH, TRANSTECH, AND VERSA SHUTTLE BUSES. SOME BUSES WERE BUILT WITH DRIVELINE FASTENERS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY TORQUED DURING ASSEMBLY.
The risk
IF NOT TIGHTENED PROPERLY, THE FASTENERS COULD COME LOOSE AND CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, POSSIBLY CAUSING A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BUSES AND IF THE TORQUE VALUES FOR THE DRIVELINE FASTENERS ARE FOUND TO BE OUT OF TOLERANCE, THE FASTENERS WILL BE ADJUSTED TO BRING THEIR TORQUE VALUE INTO THE RECOMMENDED TOLERANCE RANGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 26, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ENK AT 1-800-850-1287.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Eldorado Aero Elite | 2008, 2009 |
| Eldorado Aerolite | 2008, 2009 |
| Eldorado Aerotech | 2008, 2009 |
| Eldorado Transtech | 2008, 2009 |
| Eldorado Versa Shuttle | 2008, 2009 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eldorado Aero Elite | 2008 | 0 | 12 |
| Eldorado Aero Elite | 2009 | 0 | 10 |
| Eldorado Aerolite | 2008 | 0 | 12 |
| Eldorado Aerolite | 2009 | 0 | 9 |
| Eldorado Aerotech | 2008 | 0 | 12 |
| Eldorado Aerotech | 2009 | 1 | 10 |
| Eldorado Transtech | 2008 | 0 | 11 |
| Eldorado Transtech | 2009 | 0 | 8 |
| Eldorado Versa Shuttle | 2008 | 0 | 5 |
| Eldorado Versa Shuttle | 2009 | 0 | 4 |
Other power train recalls in 2009
20 of the 491 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2009 concerned the power train; ELDORADO NATIONAL filed 30 campaigns in all.
| 09V430000 27 Nov 2009 | DUTCHMEN MANUFACTURING, INC. |
| 09V436000 5 Nov 2009 | CHRYSLER LLC |
| 09V415000 21 Oct 2009 | PACCAR INCORPORATED |
| 09V333000 20 Aug 2009 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC |
| 09V240000 30 Jun 2009 | MACK TRUCKS, INC |
| 09V235000 25 Jun 2009 | CLASSIC MOTORWORKS LIMITED, USA |
| 09V229000 18 Jun 2009 | PACCAR INCORPORATED |
| 09V228000 18 Jun 2009 | KEYSTONE RV COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2009