NHTSA Recall 15V750000
NHTSA Campaign Id 15V750000; Date: Nov. 12, 2015
If the bearings move out of position, the stowed platform may have excessive movement resulting in failure of the platform mounting. This failure could cause the wheel chair lift platform to fall out of the vehicle when the doors are opened, increasing the risk of injury for the lift operator.
Recalled Vehicles:
2006 Eldorado Advantage; 2007 Eldorado Advantage; 2008 Eldorado Advantage; 2009 Eldorado Advantage; 2010 Eldorado Advantage; 2011 Eldorado Advantage; 2012 Eldorado Advantage; 2013 Eldorado Advantage; 2014 Eldorado Advantage; 2015 Eldorado Advantage; 2006 Eldorado Aero Elite; 2007 Eldorado Aero Elite; 2008 Eldorado Aero Elite; 2009 Eldorado Aero Elite; 2010 Eldorado Aero Elite; 2011 Eldorado Aero Elite; 2012 Eldorado Aero Elite; 2013 Eldorado Aero Elite; 2014 Eldorado Aero Elite; 2015 Eldorado Aero Elite; 2006 Eldorado Aerolite; 2007 Eldorado Aerolite; 2008 Eldorado Aerolite; 2009 Eldorado Aerolite; 2010 Eldorado Aerolite; 2011 Eldorado Aerolite; 2012 Eldorado Aerolite; 2013 Eldorado Aerolite; 2014 Eldorado Aerolite; 2015 Eldorado Aerolite; 2006 Eldorado Aerotech; 2007 Eldorado Aerotech; 2008 Eldorado Aerotech; 2009 Eldorado Aerotech; 2010 Eldorado Aerotech; 2011 Eldorado Aerotech; 2012 Eldorado Aerotech; 2013 Eldorado Aerotech; 2014 Eldorado Aerotech; 2015 Eldorado Aerotech; 2006 Eldorado Transtech; 2007 Eldorado Transtech; 2008 Eldorado Transtech; 2009 Eldorado Transtech; 2010 Eldorado Transtech; 2011 Eldorado Transtech; 2012 Eldorado Transtech; 2013 Eldorado Transtech; 2014 Eldorado Transtech; 2015 Eldorado Transtech; 2006 Eldorado Versa Shuttle; 2007 Eldorado Versa Shuttle; 2008 Eldorado Versa Shuttle; 2009 Eldorado Versa Shuttle; 2010 Eldorado Versa Shuttle; 2011 Eldorado Versa Shuttle; 2012 Eldorado Versa Shuttle; 2013 Eldorado Versa Shuttle; 2014 Eldorado Versa Shuttle; 2015 Eldorado Versa Shuttle; 2006 Krystal Shuttle Bus; 2007 Krystal Shuttle Bus; 2008 Krystal Shuttle Bus; 2009 Krystal Shuttle Bus; 2010 Krystal Shuttle Bus; 2011 Krystal Shuttle Bus; 2012 Krystal Shuttle Bus; 2013 Krystal Shuttle Bus; 2014 Krystal Shuttle Bus; 2015 Krystal Shuttle Bus
Component: Adaptive Equipment
Manufactured by: Eldorado National- Kansas
Affected Units:: 2,978
Recall Summary:
Eldorado national- kansas (eldorado) is recalling certain model year 2006-2015 aerotech, aeroelite, aerolite, advantage, transtech, and krystal shuttle buses and model year 2006-2014 versashuttle shuttle buses manufactured January 1, 2006, to August 25, 2014, equipped with certain model s2005, s2010, s5005, s5010, s5505, and s5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by the ricon corporation. The affected lifts are equipped with folding link arms that may have pivot holes that are too big, allowing the bearings to move out of position.
How to Fix:
Eldorado will notify owners, and ricon will inspect the link arms for damage or for displaced bearings. The platform will be inspected for cracks. Any damaged parts will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on December 15, 2015. Owners may contact eldorado customer service at 1-785-827-1033, or ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884. Note: these buses and wheelchair lifts were subject to a similar recall in 2014. All vehicles that received that recall remedy are still affected by this recall as well.
Recall Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Dec 15, 2015
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