El Dorado Structure

El Dorado is recalling about 173 vehicles over a problem with the structure.

Campaign
75V185000
Manufacturer
EL DORADO INDUSTRIES,INC.
Reported
20 October 1975
Vehicles
173
Built between
Not published
Models
6
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
9 October 1975
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • 1975 El Dorado Acapulco
  • 1975 El Dorado EL Salvador
  • 1975 El Dorado Jamaican
  • 1975 El Dorado Maui
  • 1975 El Dorado SAN Juan
  • 1975 El Dorado ST Thomas

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA20 October 1975
  2. Owners notified9 October 1975

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 20 October 1975.

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.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
EL DORADO INDUSTRIES,INC.
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

El dorado campaign no n/a.built on ford E-250 and E-350 cutaway vans.possibility that failure of the mounting bracket for the lp gas container mayoccur due to road vibration.if the mounting bracket fails, the container maydrop to the road in the path of the rear wheels, and possibly cause loss ofvehicle control and a vehicle crash.there is also a possible danger of fireor explosion if a leakage of propane gas occur.either event could result insevere injury to vehicle occupants or others.(correct by inspecting andinstalling reinforcements and vibration insolators).

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.

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