The defect
Eldorado National-Kansas (Eldorado) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 Aerotech, Aerolite, Aero Elite, Transtech, and Advantage coaches manufactured January 1, 2006, to September 26, 2014, and built on Ford E-350, E-450 and E-550 chassis, and Chevrolet 3500 and 4500 chassis, 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.
The risk
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.
The remedy
Eldorado 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. The recall began on October 20, 2014. Owners may contact Eldorado customer service at 1-800-955-9086 or Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Eldorado Advantage | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Eldorado Aero Elite | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Eldorado Aerolite | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Eldorado Aerotech | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Eldorado Transtech | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
Components: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
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 Advantage | 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| Eldorado Advantage | 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| Eldorado Advantage | 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| Eldorado Advantage | 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| Eldorado Advantage | 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| Eldorado Advantage | 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| Eldorado Advantage | 2012 | 0 | 3 |
| Eldorado Advantage | 2013 | 0 | 3 |
| Eldorado Advantage | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| Eldorado Aero Elite | 2006 | 0 | 10 |
| Eldorado Aero Elite | 2007 | 0 | 12 |
| Eldorado Aero Elite | 2008 | 0 | 12 |
| Eldorado Aero Elite | 2009 | 0 | 10 |
| Eldorado Aero Elite | 2010 | 0 | 8 |
| Eldorado Aero Elite | 2011 | 0 | 5 |
| Eldorado Aero Elite | 2012 | 0 | 4 |
| Eldorado Aero Elite | 2013 | 0 | 5 |
| Eldorado Aero Elite | 2014 | 0 | 4 |
| Eldorado Aerolite | 2006 | 0 | 8 |
| Eldorado Aerolite | 2007 | 0 | 10 |
| Eldorado Aerolite | 2008 | 0 | 12 |
| Eldorado Aerolite | 2009 | 0 | 9 |
| Eldorado Aerolite | 2010 | 0 | 8 |
| Eldorado Aerolite | 2011 | 0 | 4 |
| Eldorado Aerolite | 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| Eldorado Aerolite | 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| Eldorado Aerolite | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| Eldorado Aerotech | 2006 | 1 | 11 |
| Eldorado Aerotech | 2007 | 0 | 13 |
| Eldorado Aerotech | 2008 | 0 | 12 |
Other equipment adaptive/mobility recalls in 2014
44 of the 770 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2014 concerned the equipment adaptive/mobility; Eldorado National- Kansas filed 11 campaigns in all.
| 14V825000 29 Dec 2014 | Dodgen Industries, Inc. |
| 14V799000 17 Dec 2014 | Farber Specialty Vehicles |
| 14V780000 8 Dec 2014 | Kingmor Supply, Inc. |
| 14V766000 2 Dec 2014 | Double K Inc. |
| 14V767000 2 Dec 2014 | Halcore Group, Inc. |
| 14V742000 19 Nov 2014 | Champion Bus, Inc. |
| 14V728000 13 Nov 2014 | Ameritrans Bus, Inc. |
| 14V729000 13 Nov 2014 | Forest River, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014