The defect
Eldorado National-Kansas (Eldorado) is recalling certain 2012-2018 Eldorado Aerotech, Aero Elite, Transtech, Advantage, World Trans and Impulse transit buses, equipped with Ricon S-Series and K-Series Titanium Wheelchair. The wheelchair lift positioning input cam may fail while the lift is in use, allowing the platform to travel higher than the vehicle floor height. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 403, "Platform Lift Systems."
The risk
If the wheelchair lift platform stops above the vehicle floor, the wheelchair user can tip inwards toward the vehicle when exiting the lift, increasing their risk of injury.
The remedy
Eldorado will notify owners and Ricon dealers will replace the injection molded cam with an aluminum machined cam, free of charge. The recall began October 24, 2018. Owners may contact Eldorado National-Kansas customer service at 1-800-955-4236.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Eldorado Advantage | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| Eldorado Aero Elite | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| Eldorado Aerotech | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| Eldorado Transtech | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| Eldorado World Trans | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| Goshen Impulse | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
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 | 2012 | 0 | 3 |
| Eldorado Advantage | 2013 | 0 | 3 |
| Eldorado Advantage | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| Eldorado Advantage | 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| Eldorado Advantage | 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| Eldorado Advantage | 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| Eldorado Advantage | 2018 | 0 | 2 |
| Eldorado Aero Elite | 2012 | 0 | 4 |
| Eldorado Aero Elite | 2013 | 0 | 5 |
| Eldorado Aero Elite | 2014 | 0 | 4 |
| Eldorado Aero Elite | 2015 | 0 | 3 |
| Eldorado Aero Elite | 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| Eldorado Aero Elite | 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| Eldorado Aero Elite | 2018 | 0 | 2 |
| Eldorado Aerotech | 2012 | 0 | 3 |
| Eldorado Aerotech | 2013 | 0 | 3 |
| Eldorado Aerotech | 2014 | 0 | 4 |
| Eldorado Aerotech | 2015 | 0 | 3 |
| Eldorado Aerotech | 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| Eldorado Aerotech | 2017 | 0 | 3 |
| Eldorado Aerotech | 2018 | 0 | 3 |
| Eldorado Transtech | 2012 | 0 | 3 |
| Eldorado Transtech | 2013 | 0 | 3 |
| Eldorado Transtech | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| Eldorado Transtech | 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| Eldorado Transtech | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Eldorado Transtech | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| Eldorado Transtech | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| Eldorado World Trans | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| Eldorado World Trans | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
Other equipment adaptive/mobility recalls in 2018
15 of the 912 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2018 concerned the equipment adaptive/mobility; Eldorado National-Kansas filed 9 campaigns in all.
| 18V640000 18 Sept 2018 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 18V611000 11 Sept 2018 | Coach and Equipment Mfg Corp. |
| 18V603000 10 Sept 2018 | Turtle Top |
| 18V584000 4 Sept 2018 | Collins Bus Corporation |
| 18V577000 30 Aug 2018 | Brown Industries, LLC |
| 18V573000 30 Aug 2018 | Champion Bus, Inc. |
| 18V574000 30 Aug 2018 | Corp. Micro Bird Inc. |
| 18V563000 24 Aug 2018 | Navistar, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2018