Eldorado Advantage, Aero Elite, Aerotech, Transtech and 2 more (2012-2018): Equipment adaptive/mobility
Recall 18V583000 · Aug 31, 2018 · Eldorado National-Kansas
244
vehicles affected
244
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 18V583000
- Date
- Aug 31, 2018
- Maker
- Eldorado National-Kansas
- Units affected
- 244
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Equipment adaptive/mobility
- Model years
- 2012-2018
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Injury
What is wrong
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."
What can happen
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 fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
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.
Vehicles covered
6 models, 42 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 18V583000?
6 models: Eldorado Advantage (2012-2018), Eldorado Aero Elite (2012-2018), Eldorado Aerotech (2012-2018) and 3 more, about 244 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 18V583000?
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.
What can happen?
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.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.