Eldorado National- California, Inc.: Seats
Eldorado National- California, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 14, 2016 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 897. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Eldorado National-California , Inc. (Eldorado) is recalling certain model year 2010-2015 Axess and EZRM, 2011-2015 XHF, and 2014-2016 Arrivo vehicles equipped with certain Recaro Ergo-M Commercial Bus Driver Seats. The affected seats have J-Brackets that may be missing welds which could allow the seat belt anchorage assembly to separate from the J-Bracket.
The risk
If the seatbelt anchorage assembly separates from the J-Bracket, the bus driver may not be properly restrained in the event of a crash increasing their risk of injury.
The remedy
Eldorado will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seats to determine if welds are missing. Any J-Bracket that is missing welds will be removed and replaced, free of charge. The recall began on February 8, 2016. Owners may contact Eldorado customer service at 1-909-591-9557.
21 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Eldorado Arrivo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Eldorado Arrivo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Eldorado Axess | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Eldorado Ezrm | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Eldorado XHF | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Eldorado Arrivo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Eldorado Axess | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Eldorado Ezrm | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Eldorado XHF | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Eldorado Axess | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Eldorado Ezrm | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Eldorado XHF | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Eldorado Axess | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Eldorado Ezrm | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Eldorado XHF | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Eldorado Axess | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Eldorado Ezrm | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Eldorado XHF | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Eldorado Axess | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Eldorado Ezrm | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Eldorado XHF | 0 | 4 | 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 16V012000.
Full record for the 2016 Eldorado Arrivo → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →