NHTSA recall 08V103000
Equipment adaptive/mobility
Eldorado Aero Elite and 3 more
The defect
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.
The risk
Should the threshold warning system fail to operate, the lift user can fall from the vehicle and be seriously injured.
The 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.