NHTSA campaign 14V269000

Eldorado Recall 14V-269: Wheelchair Lift Armored Pendant Cable Shortcircuit

NHTSA recall 14V269000 was reported by Eldorado National- Kansas on May 21, 2014, with 28 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Eldorado Aerotech 240 for model years 2012–2014. Owners were notified on July 17, 2014, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 14V269000 (also written 14V-269 or 14V269)
Filed by: Eldorado National- Kansas
Manufacturer campaign number (as filed): 14E-010
Report received: May 21, 2014
Potentially affected: 28 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
Owners notified: July 17, 2014

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 14V269000. 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 Aerotech 240
- 2012, 2013, 2014

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 14V269000.

Defect description

ElDorado National-Kansas Inc. (ElDorado) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 Aerotech 240 vehicles, equipped with certain Ricon S series and K series wheelchair lifts with an optional armored pendant cable. The armored cable may be positioned such that it does not clear the wheelchair lift.

Safety consequence

If the cable does not clear the wheel chair lift it may contact the power lug and if it does not have a nonconductive cover, or it has an improperly installed non-conductive cover, then a short circuit may occur that could result in a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

ElDorado will notify owners, and Ricon will send the owner a supplemental cover kit and instructions free of charge. The recall began July 17, 2014. Owners may contact ElDorado customer service at 1-800-850-1287 or Ricon Customer Service at 1-800-322-2884 or by e-mail at [email protected]. ElDorado's number for this recall is 14E-010.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 14V269000

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.