Eldorado Equipment

Eldorado is recalling about 66 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. If the cover fasteners fail to securely fasten the cover in place, it may become detached during bus operation, possibly causing a crash or cause injury to pedestrians.

Campaign
09V146000
Manufacturer
ELDORADO NATIONAL
Reported
1 May 2009
Vehicles
66
Built between
Sep 2008 – Feb 2009
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
5 May 2009
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between September 2008 and February 2009. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2009 Eldorado Aero EliteBuilt September 2008 to February 2009
  • 2009 Eldorado AerotechBuilt September 2008 to February 2009

What the defect is

Eldorado national is recalling 66 my 2009 aero elite and aerotech buses equipped with K410 air conditioning condenser assemblies supplied by carrier. The K410 unit is installed on the top of a bus and its cover may not be properly fastened because of a mechanical interference.

What could happen

If the cover fasteners fail to securely fasten the cover in place, it may become detached during bus operation, possibly causing a crash or cause injury to pedestrians.

What gets fixed

ELDORADO NATIONAL WILL WORK WITH CARRIER PLEASE SEE 09E013. CARRIER WILL PROVIDE A FREE RETROFIT REPAIR KIT TO REMEDY THE ISSUE.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtSeptember 2008 to February 2009
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA1 May 2009
  3. Owners notified5 May 2009

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 1 May 2009.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact carrier at 1-800-673-2431 or eldorado national at 1-800-850-1287.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
ELDORADO NATIONAL
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

Same component

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