OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN FILE
NHTSA campaign 14V610000
NHTSA campaign 14V610000 covers 37 published year-and-model reports from 1 makes in this index and lists 178 potentially affected units campaign-wide. VIN eligibility must be checked separately.
Report received September 30, 2014 · Snapshot September 21, 2026
01 / DEFECT RECORD
What NHTSA campaign 14V610000 says
Defect summary
Eldorado National-Kansas (Eldorado) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 Aerotech, Aerolite, Aero Elite, Transtech, and Advantage coaches manufactured January 1, 2006, to September 26, 2014, and built on Ford E-350, E-450 and E-550 chassis, and Chevrolet 3500 and 4500 chassis, equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon Corporation. The platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may crack.
Consequence summary
If the platform side plates crack, the lift platform can separate from the lift and come to rest against the vehicle's lift door. When the doors are opened, the platform may fall out, increasing the risk of injury to the lift operator.
02 / CORRECTIVE ACTION
Remedy for NHTSA campaign 14V610000
Eldorado will notify owners to take buses to a Ricon dealer or service center who will install supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on October 20, 2014. Owners may contact Eldorado customer service at 1-800-955-9086 or Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884.
- Owner notification
- October 20, 2014
- Filing manufacturer
- Eldorado National- Kansas
- Component groups
- EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
03 / PUBLISHED VEHICLES