NHTSA Campaign 08V103000

EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

Issued by ELDORADO NATIONAL · Reported Mar 7, 2008 · 210 vehicles affected

What's wrong

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.

Consequence

SHOULD THE THRESHOLD WARNING SYSTEM FAIL TO OPERATE, THE LIFT USER CAN FALL FROM THE VEHICLE AND BE SERIOUSLY INJURED.

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.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
ELDORADO AERO ELITE 2006 210
ELDORADO AERO ELITE 2007 210
ELDORADO AEROLITE 2006 210
ELDORADO AEROLITE 2007 210
ELDORADO AEROTECH 2006 210
ELDORADO AEROTECH 2007 210
ELDORADO TRANSTECH 2006 210
ELDORADO TRANSTECH 2007 210

Source: NHTSA Campaign 08V103000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.