NHTSA recall 07V593000
Equipment adaptive/mobility
Eldorado Escort Re and 3 more
Reported Dec 21, 200725 vehicles affectedELDORADO NATIONAL - CALIFORNIA, INC.Built Oct 1, 2005 – Apr 30, 2006
The defect
Certain buses equipped with braun platform lifts fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 404, "platform lift installations in motor vehicles." a passenger can approach the exposed lift doorway without the audible alarm alerting them of their proximity to the threshold.
The risk
Should the threshold warning system fail to operate, the lift user can fall from the vehicle and be seriously injured.
The remedy
Eldorado IS working with braun corporation to have the doorway lift fixed (please see 06e094). owners may contact eldorado at 1-909-591-9557 or braun corporation at 1-800-946-7513.