Eldorado / Krystal recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility
What is wrong
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.
What could happen
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.
The 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.
Vehicles covered
- Eldorado Advantage 2006–2015
- Eldorado Aero Elite 2006–2015
- Eldorado Aerolite 2006–2015
- Eldorado Aerotech 2006–2015
- Eldorado Transtech 2006–2015
- Eldorado Versa Shuttle 2006–2015
- Krystal Shuttle Bus 2006–2015
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 15V750000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Eldorado National- Kansas
- Reported to NHTSA
- Nov 12, 2015
- Owners notified
- Dec 15, 2015
- Vehicles or items affected
- 2,978
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Jan 1, 2006 to Aug 25, 2014
- Part
- Equipment adaptive/mobility
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.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Eldorado / Goshen recall: Seats Nov 9, 2018
- Eldorado recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility Sep 30, 2014
- Eldorado recall: Equipment Sep 6, 2013
- Eldorado recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility Jul 25, 2012
- Eldorado recall: Equipment Apr 19, 2011
- Eldorado recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility Jul 27, 2010
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.