Eldorado recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility
What is wrong
Eldorado national is recalling certain model year 2008-2010 aero elite, aerolite, aerotech, transtech, and versa shuttle motorhomes equipped with certain ricon s series and k series l-model wheelchair lifts. The wheelchair lifts contain defective software that controls the lift up function, if the switch is released before the floor level limit switch is activated, the lift may continue its upward travel for approximately 1 second before stopping. The continued upward travel may overrun the floor level cut off point.
What could happen
When the platform overruns the vehicle floor level and stops at an angle from 15-20 degrees, it is possible for a person in a wheelchair to tip over and for someone standing on the platform to fall, possibly resulting in injuries.
The fix
Eldorado national is working with ricon and the repairs will be performed by authorized ricon dealers please see ricon's defect report 09e-061. Ricon will provide owners with a bulletin outlining proper wheelchair lift operation and will ship owners a DVD-based training aid to promote proper lift operation. The safety recall is expected to begin during august 2010. Owners may contact ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884, or emailing at [email protected].
Vehicles covered
- Eldorado Aero Elite 2008–2010
- Eldorado Aerolite 2008–2010
- Eldorado Aerotech 2008–2010
- Eldorado Transtech 2008–2010
- Eldorado Versa Shuttle 2008–2010
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 10V352000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Eldorado National
- Reported to NHTSA
- Jul 27, 2010
- Owners notified
- Aug 15, 2010
- Vehicles or items affected
- 457
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Sep 1, 2007 to Feb 28, 2010
- Part
- Equipment adaptive/mobility
Notes
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Eldorado / Krystal recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility Nov 12, 2015
- Eldorado recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility Jul 27, 2010
- Eldorado recall: Back over prevention Apr 1, 2019
- Eldorado / Goshen recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility Aug 31, 2018
- Eldorado recall: Exterior lighting Aug 24, 2016
- Eldorado recall: Electrical system Jun 20, 2016
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.