The defect
Eldorado National-California , Inc. (Eldorado) is recalling certain model year 2010-2015 Axess and EZRM, 2011-2015 XHF, and 2014-2016 Arrivo vehicles equipped with certain Recaro Ergo-M Commercial Bus Driver Seats. The affected seats have J-Brackets that may be missing welds which could allow the seat belt anchorage assembly to separate from the J-Bracket.
The risk
If the seatbelt anchorage assembly separates from the J-Bracket, the bus driver may not be properly restrained in the event of a crash increasing their risk of injury.
The remedy
Eldorado will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seats to determine if welds are missing. Any J-Bracket that is missing welds will be removed and replaced, free of charge. The recall began on February 8, 2016. Owners may contact Eldorado customer service at 1-909-591-9557.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Eldorado Arrivo | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Eldorado Axess | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Eldorado Ezrm | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Eldorado XHF | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
Components: SEATS
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 Arrivo | 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| Eldorado Arrivo | 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| Eldorado Arrivo | 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| Eldorado Axess | 2010 | 0 | 3 |
| Eldorado Axess | 2011 | 0 | 4 |
| Eldorado Axess | 2012 | 0 | 3 |
| Eldorado Axess | 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| Eldorado Axess | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| Eldorado Axess | 2015 | 0 | 3 |
| Eldorado Ezrm | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| Eldorado Ezrm | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| Eldorado Ezrm | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| Eldorado Ezrm | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Eldorado Ezrm | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Eldorado Ezrm | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Eldorado XHF | 2010 | 0 | 4 |
| Eldorado XHF | 2011 | 0 | 3 |
| Eldorado XHF | 2012 | 0 | 3 |
| Eldorado XHF | 2013 | 0 | 3 |
| Eldorado XHF | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| Eldorado XHF | 2015 | 0 | 3 |
Other seats recalls in 2016
43 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the seats; Eldorado National- California, Inc. filed 22 campaigns in all.
| 16V933000 27 Dec 2016 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 16V932000 27 Dec 2016 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 16V874000 5 Dec 2016 | Ford Motor Company |
| 16V816000 10 Nov 2016 | Bentley Motors, Inc. |
| 16V794000 1 Nov 2016 | Winnebago Industries, Inc |
| 16V770000 24 Oct 2016 | Kia Motors America |
| 16V718000 7 Oct 2016 | REV Ambulance Group Orlando, INC. |
| 16V703000 30 Sept 2016 | Halcore Group, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016