NHTSA campaign 09V427000

Eldorado Recall 09V-427: HORIZON LED SIDE DESTINATION SIGN/LUMINATOR

NHTSA recall 09V427000 was reported by ELDORADO NATIONAL on October 22, 2009, with 482 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Eldorado Aero Elite, Eldorado Aerolite and Eldorado Aerotech for model years 2002–2009. Owners were notified on October 22, 2009, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 09V427000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 09V427000 (also written 09V-427 or 09V427)
Filed by: ELDORADO NATIONAL
Report received: October 22, 2009
Potentially affected: 482 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Interior Lighting
Owners notified: October 22, 2009

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 09V427000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Eldorado

Eldorado Aero Elite
- 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 · Vehicles built September 1, 2001 – October 30, 2009 (per NHTSA)
Eldorado Aerolite
- 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 · Vehicles built September 1, 2001 – October 30, 2009 (per NHTSA)
Eldorado Aerotech
- 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 · Vehicles built September 1, 2001 – October 30, 2009 (per NHTSA)

All Eldorado recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 09V427000.

Defect description

ELDORADO NATIONAL IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2002-2009 TRANSIT BUSES, EQUIPPED WITH LUMINATOR HORIZON LED SIDE DESTINATION SIGNS. THE CONNECTOR BOARD CAN CORRODE DUE TO AN ACCUMULATION OF MOISTURE UNDER THE CONNECTOR.

Safety consequence

A SHORT COULD OCCUR, POSSIBLY CAUSING SMOKE AND FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

ELDORADO NATIONAL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND LUMINATOR WILL REPAIR THE BUSES FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE SEE LUMINATOR'S DEFECT REPORT 09E-054. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING NOVEMBER 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT LUMINATOR AT 1-972-516-3033 OR ELDORADO NATIONAL WARRANTY DEPARTMENT AT 1-800-955-9086.

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> .

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 09V427000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.