Eldorado Transit Bus Recall for Wheelchair Lift Cam Failure
Eldorado is recalling 2012-2018 transit buses because a wheelchair lift cam may fail, allowing the platform to rise too high and increase injury risk.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a structural defect in a wheelchair lift that creates a risk of injury to users, but the source text does not report any actual injuries or fatalities, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.
Plain-English summary
Eldorado National-Kansas is recalling certain 2012-2018 Eldorado Aerotech, Aero Elite, Transtech, Advantage, World Trans, and Impulse transit buses. The recall affects vehicles equipped with Ricon S-Series and K-Series Titanium Wheelchair lifts. A total of 244 vehicles are affected.
The recall is due to a potential failure of the wheelchair lift positioning input cam while the lift is in use. This failure can allow the platform to travel higher than the vehicle floor height, causing the vehicles to fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 403, "Platform Lift Systems."
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. Eldorado will notify owners, and Ricon dealers will replace the injection molded cam with an aluminum machined cam free of charge. The recall began on October 24, 2018. Owners may contact Eldorado National-Kansas customer service at 1-800-955-4236 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.
The recalled product
- Product
- ELDORADO, GOSHEN AERO ELITE, AEROTECH, IMPULSE, TRANSTECH
- Brand
- ELDORADO
- Manufacturer
- Eldorado National-Kansas
- Category
- Vehicle — Transit Bus
- Affected units
- 244
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Model numbers (6)
- AERO ELITE
- AEROTECH
- IMPULSE
- TRANSTECH
- ADVANTAGE
- WORLD TRANS
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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