Eldorado Advantage, Aero Elite, Aerotech (2016): Electrical system
Recall 16V447000 · Jun 20, 2016 · Eldorado National-Kansas
53
vehicles affected
53
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 16V447000
- Date
- Jun 20, 2016
- Maker
- Eldorado National-Kansas
- Units affected
- 53
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Electrical system
- Model years
- 2016
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Fire
What is wrong
Eldorado National-Kansas (Eldorado) is recalling certain model year 2016 Aerotech, Aero Elite, and Advantage shuttle buses manufactured March 4, 2016, to April 22, 2016 and built on Ford, Chevrolet, and Navistar chassis. These vehicles have a component in the electrical power distribution center that may break and result in electrical arcing.
What can happen
Electrical arcing increases the risk of a fire.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Eldorado will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected component within the power distribution center, free of charge. The recall began on July 29, 2016. Owners may contact Eldorado customer service at 1-800-955-4236.
Vehicles covered
3 models, 3 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 16V447000?
3 models: Eldorado Advantage (2016), Eldorado Aero Elite (2016), Eldorado Aerotech (2016), about 53 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 16V447000?
Eldorado will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected component within the power distribution center, free of charge. The recall began on July 29, 2016. Owners may contact Eldorado customer service at 1-800-955-4236.
What can happen?
Electrical arcing increases the risk of a fire.
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.