NHTSA recall 05V193000
Vehicle speed control
Eldorado E-Z Rider II
Reported May 3, 200524 vehicles affectedELDORADO NATIONAL - CALIFORNIA, INC.Built Jan 2, 2002 – Jul 31, 2003
The defect
Certain transit buses equipped with john deere 8.1 liter compressed natural gas engines fail to comply with the federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 124, "accelerator control systems." the engine control unit and throttle can unexpectedly surge.
The risk
A sudden engine surge could possibly result in a vehicle crash.
The remedy
John deere IS conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. owners may contact john deere at 1-800-jd-engine or eldorado at 909-591-9557.