Recall Register

2016 Goshen Impulse: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 2016 Goshen Impulse. The newest campaign is 19V153000. NHTSA received the report on 1 Mar 2019. The NHTSA record gives the component Seats. 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, 19V153000, in the NHTSA record

Eldorado National-Kansas will notify owners, and Freedman will repair the foldaway seat, free of charge. The recall began April 3, 2019. Owners may contact Eldorado National-Kansas customer service at 1-800-955-4236 or Freedman customer service at 1-800-443-4540.
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Recall campaigns

4 campaigns, newest first. 360 units in total.

  1. 19V153000Received . 16 units.

    Seats

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Eldorado National- Kansas (Eldorado National-Kansas) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Goshen Impulse shuttle buses equipped with Freedman GO-ES Foldaway Seats. When the back seat cushion is rotated from the stowed position to the upright position, the seat cushion may not remain locked into place when under load, such as in a crash or a sudden stop.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the event of a crash, if the seat back moves, the seat occupant has an increased risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Eldorado National-Kansas will notify owners, and Freedman will repair the foldaway seat, free of charge. The recall began April 3, 2019. Owners may contact Eldorado National-Kansas customer service at 1-800-955-4236 or Freedman customer service at 1-800-443-4540.

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

  2. 19V102000Received . 73 units.

    Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Eldorado National- Kansas (Eldorado) is recalling certain 2012-2018 Goshen Impulse, GCII, and Pacer shuttle buses equipped with Ricon S-Series and K-Series Wheelchair lifts, models K200, K201, K550, K551, S200, S550, S551. The wheelchair lift positioning input cam may fail while the lift is in use, allowing the platform to travel higher than the vehicle's 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 lift positioning input cam, free of charge. The recall began March 29, 2019. Owners may contact Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884.

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

  3. 18V788000Received . 27 units.

    Seats

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Eldorado National-Kansas (Eldorado National-Kansas) is recalling certain 2014-2018 Eldorado National Aerolite, Aerotech, Impulse, and World Trans vehicles, equipped with Freedman GO-ES Foldaway Seats, part numbers 43705, 45467, 48923, and 75719. When the back seat cushion is rotated from the stowed position to the upright position, the seat cushion may not remain locked into place when under load, such as in a crash or a sudden stop.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the event of a crash, if the seat back moves, the seat occupant has an increased risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Eldorado National-Kansas will notify owners, and Freedman Seating Company will repair the foldaway seats, free of charge. The recall began December 20, 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: .

  4. 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: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

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. 20061
  2. 20071
  3. 20081
  4. 20091
  5. 20101
  6. 20111
  7. 20123
  8. 20134
  9. 20146
  10. 20157
  11. 20164
  12. 20174
  13. 20184
  14. 20191

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 Goshen Impulse: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/goshen/impulse/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
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
15 May 2019
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 Goshen Impulse?
360 units in 4 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Goshen Impulse have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 9 recall campaigns for the Goshen Impulse, model years 2006 to 2019. 4 of them name the 2016 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2016 Goshen Impulse open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.