NHTSA recall 08V039000
Equipment adaptive/mobility
Eldorado Mst and 2 more
Reported Jan 29, 200831 vehicles affectedELDORADO NATIONAL - CALIFORNIA, INC.Built Apr 1, 2005 – Nov 30, 2007
The defect
Certain buses equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 404, "platform lift installations in motor vehicles." the threshold warning system may not detect the presence of a wheelchair or mobility aid user in a certain spot within the defined threshold area.
The risk
The user of the lift could be injured should the lift move unintentionally.
The remedy
Ricon IS handling the remedy for this campaign (please see 07e095). ricon will correct the wheelchair lift free of charge. owners may contact ricon at 818-267-3000 or eldorado national california at 1-937-596-6849.