Eldorado National: Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
Eldorado National reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 7, 2008 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 210. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ELDORADO IS RECALLING 210 MY 2006-2007 AERO ELITE, AEROTECH, AEROLITE AND TRANSTECH BUSES EQUIPPED WITH BRAUN PLATFORM LIFTS FOR FAILING TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 404, 'PLATFORM LIFT INSTALLATIONS IN MOTOR VEHICLES.' THE THRESHOLD WARNING SYSTEMS OF THE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS DO NOT CONFORM TO THE THRESHOLD WARNING SIGNAL.
The risk
SHOULD THE THRESHOLD WARNING SYSTEM FAIL TO OPERATE, THE LIFT USER CAN FALL FROM THE VEHICLE AND BE SERIOUSLY INJURED.
The remedy
BRAUN WILL CORRECT THE WHEELCHAIR LIFT FREE OF CHARGE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ELDORADO AT 1-937-596-6849 OR BRAUN CORPORATION AT 1-800-946-7513.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Eldorado Aero Elite | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Eldorado Aerolite | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Eldorado Aerotech | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Eldorado Transtech | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Eldorado Aero Elite | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Eldorado Aerolite | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Eldorado Aerotech | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Eldorado Transtech | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 08V103000.
Full record for the 2007 Eldorado Aero Elite → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →