NHTSA campaign 12V469000
THOR INDUSTRIES Recall 12V-469: TURBOCHARGER/COMPRESSOR WHEEL FAILURE
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 12V469000 was reported by THOR INDUSTRIES on September 25, 2012, with 102 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Eldorado Axess, Eldorado E-Z Rider II Max, Eldorado E-Z Rider II and more for model years 2005–2008. Owners were notified on October 16, 2013, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 12V469000 (also written 12V-469 or 12V469)
- Filed by
- THOR INDUSTRIES
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 102 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Engine and Engine Cooling — Engine — Other Fuel Types — Turbo/Supercharger
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Preliminary Evaluation PE12-006 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V469000. 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.
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V469000.
Defect description
Eldorado National-California (Eldorado) is recalling certain model year 2006-2008 vehicles equipped with John Deere Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) turbocharged engines. The turbine or compressor wheel may fail, resulting in subsequent damage to the engine and/or an oil leak.
Safety consequence
Failure of the turbine or compressor wheel may result in smoke, fire, and stalling, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Eldorado will notify owners and dealers. The recall began on October 16, 2013. Owners may contact Eldorado National at 905-591-9557 or Thor Industries at 937-596-7965.
Notes
Customers may contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 12V469000
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.