Eldorado National-Kansas: Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
Eldorado National-Kansas reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 15, 2019 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 73. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Eldorado National- Kansas (Eldorado) is recalling certain 2012-2018 Goshen Impulse, GCII, and Pacer shuttle buses equipped with Ricon S-Series and K-Series Wheelchair lifts, models K200, K201, K550, K551, S200, S550, S551. The wheelchair lift positioning input cam may fail while the lift is in use, allowing the platform to travel higher than the vehicle's floor height. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 403, "Platform Lift Systems."
The risk
If the wheelchair lift platform stops above the vehicle floor, the wheelchair user can tip inwards toward the vehicle when exiting the lift, increasing their risk of injury.
The remedy
Eldorado will notify owners, and Ricon dealers will replace the lift positioning input cam, free of charge. The recall began March 29, 2019. Owners may contact Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884.
21 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Goshen GC II | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Goshen Impulse | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Goshen Pacer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Goshen GC II | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Goshen Impulse | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Goshen Pacer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Goshen GC II | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Goshen Impulse | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Goshen Pacer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Goshen GC II | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Goshen Impulse | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Goshen Pacer | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Goshen GC II | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Goshen Impulse | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Goshen Pacer | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Goshen GC II | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Goshen Impulse | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Goshen Pacer | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Goshen GC II | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Goshen Impulse | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Goshen Pacer | 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 19V102000.
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