Recall Register

2016 Eldorado Aero Elite: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2016 Eldorado Aero Elite. The newest campaign is 18V583000. NHTSA received the report on 31 Aug 2018. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment Adaptive/Mobility. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 18V583000, in the NHTSA record

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.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 617 units in total.

  1. 18V583000Received . 244 units.

    Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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 floor height. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 403, "Platform Lift Systems."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    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, in the NHTSA record
    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.

    Report filed by Eldorado National-Kansas. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 16V616000Received . 320 units.

    Exterior Lighting

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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 Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    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, in the NHTSA record
    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.

    Report filed by Eldorado National-Kansas. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 16V447000Received . 53 units.

    Electrical System

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Electrical arcing increases the risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    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.

    Report filed by Eldorado National-Kansas. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 20021
  2. 20031
  3. 20042
  4. 20054
  5. 200610
  6. 200712
  7. 200812
  8. 200910
  9. 20108
  10. 20115
  11. 20124
  12. 20135
  13. 20144
  14. 20153
  15. 20163
  16. 20172
  17. 20182

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2016 Eldorado Aero Elite: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/eldorado/aero-elite/2016/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Eldorado National-Kansas

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2016 Eldorado Aero Elite?
617 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Eldorado Aero Elite have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 25 recall campaigns for the Eldorado Aero Elite, model years 2002 to 2018. 3 of them name the 2016 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2016 Eldorado Aero Elite open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.