Eldorado National - California, Inc.: Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
Eldorado National - California, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 11, 2012 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 15. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ELDORADO NATIONAL CALIFORNIA (ELDORADO NATIONAL) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 AND 2010 PASSPORT, MST II, AND XHF TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH BRAUN CENTURY-2 AND/OR VISTA-2 WHEELCHAIR LIFTS. OVER TIME AND WITH FREQUENT USE, THE ROLL STOP LATCHES ON THE OUTER BARRIER MAY BECOME BENT OR MISALIGNED. 
The risk
A WHEELCHAIR OCCUPANT MAY DEFEAT OR RIDE OVER THE INSUFFICIENTLY LATCHED ROLL STOP. IF THIS OCCURS WHEN THE LIFT PLATFORM IS IN AN ELEVATED POSITION, THE WHEELCHAIRS OCCUPANT COULD FALL AND SUSTAIN INJURY.
The remedy
ELDORADO NATIONAL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY AUTHORIZED BRAUN DEALERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JUNE 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ELDORADO NATIONAL AT 1-905-591-9557.
3 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Eldorado MST II | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Eldorado XHF | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Eldorado Passport | 0 | 3 | 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 12V274000.
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