2016 Eldorado Aero Elite
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
3 recalls name the 2016 Eldorado Aero Elite. Newest first.
Eldorado National-Kansas (Eldorado) is recalling certain 2012-2018 Eldorado Aerotech, Aero Elite, Transtech, Advantage, World Trans and Impulse transit buses, equipped with Ricon S-Series and K-Series Titanium Wheelchair. The wheelchair lift positioning input cam may fail while the lift is in use, allowing the platform to travel higher than the vehicle…
Risk and remedy
Risk
If the wheelchair lift platform stops above the vehicle floor, the wheelchair user can tip inwards toward the vehicle when exiting the lift, increasing their risk of injury.
Remedy
Eldorado will notify owners and Ricon dealers will replace the injection molded cam with an aluminum machined cam, free of charge. The recall began October 24, 2018. Owners may contact Eldorado National-Kansas customer service at 1-800-955-4236.
Eldorado National-Kansas (Eldorado National) is recalling certain model year 2011-2016 Aero Elite 300 and 320 vehicles manufactured June 27, 2011, to June 9, 2016 and built on Ford and Navistar chassis. The intermediate side lamps may not stay illuminated when the headlights are on. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal…
Risk and remedy
Risk
If the side marker lamps do not stay illuminated when the headlights are activated, it can decrease the vehicle's visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Eldorado National will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the intermediate side lamps, replacing them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on October 17, 2016. Owners may contact Eldorado National customer service at 1-800- 955-4236 or by email at bussupport@eldorado-bus.com.
Eldorado National-Kansas (Eldorado) is recalling certain model year 2016 Aerotech, Aero Elite, and Advantage shuttle buses manufactured March 4, 2016, to April 22, 2016 and built on Ford, Chevrolet, and Navistar chassis. These vehicles have a component in the electrical power distribution center that may break and result in electrical arcing.
Risk and remedy
Risk
Electrical arcing increases the risk of a fire.
Remedy
Eldorado will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected component within the power distribution center, free of charge. The recall began on July 29, 2016. Owners may contact Eldorado customer service at 1-800-955-4236.
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10217935Per Ford Motor Company Recall 22V337, On your vehicle, dust contamination may lead to a loss of electrical circuit connection with your steering wheel and airbag and will illuminate your airbag warning light in your vehicles instrument cluster (shown on the left).
- 10197269Steel Plate Installation/Cab Crack Repair. If there is cracking in the A-pillar area of the OEM cab sheet steel and the steel reinforcement plate is being added follow the steps below.
- 10194358Steel Plate Installation/Cab Crack Repair. If there is cracking in the A-pillar area of the OEM cab sheet steel and the steel reinforcement plate is being added follow the steps below.
- 10160412To repair crack in exterior sheetmetal skin of chassis cab.
- 10130448This is a Service Bulletin to repair water leaks at the wheelchair door and repair cracks in the wheelchair door frame.
- 10083432This tsb outlines the modification of the ABS bracket on the recaro driver seat to allow clearance of seatbelt bolt during fore-aft travel of the driver seat.
- 10083431This tsb outlines the procedure to repair the F550 b-pillar due to a crack in the oem exterior sheetmetal.
- 10083427"This tsb outlines the procedure to repair the F550 driver side a-pillar. Repair procedure provides instruction for; 1. The addition of a plate in the front cap; 2. The repair of a sheet metal crack in the oem chassis outer skin."
- 10083250This technical service bulletin (tsb) outlines the repair/replacement of the roof interior ply-layer of verticel material due to water leaks, and the verticell ply-layer becomes damaged. This technical service bulletin (tsb) outlines the repair/replacement of the roof interior ply-layer of verticel material due to water leaks, and the verticell ply-layer becomes damaged.
- 10079861This instruction outlines the procedure necessary to eliminate any burrs or rough edges on the luggage rack braces that support the upper two luggage shelves.
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