Thor Industries: Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
Thor Industries reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 25, 2012 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 2,215. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Eldorado National - Kansas (Eldorado) is recalling certain model year 2007 through 2011 Aerotech, Aerolite, Aero Elite, and Transtech buses equipped with Braun Century-2 and 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 wheelchair's occupant could fall and sustain injury.
The remedy
Eldorado will notify owners, and dealers will repair vehicles free of charge. The safety recall began on September 14, 2012. Owners may contact Eldorado at 1-800-955-9086 ot Braun at 1-800-488-0359.
20 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Eldorado Aero Elite | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Eldorado Aerolite | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Eldorado Aerotech | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Eldorado Transtech | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Eldorado Aero Elite | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Eldorado Aerolite | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Eldorado Aerotech | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Eldorado Transtech | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Eldorado Aero Elite | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Eldorado Aerolite | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Eldorado Aerotech | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Eldorado Transtech | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Eldorado Aero Elite | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Eldorado Aerolite | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Eldorado Aerotech | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Eldorado Transtech | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 |
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 12V356000.
Full record for the 2011 Eldorado Aero Elite → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →