NHTSA campaign 16V447000
Eldorado Recall 16V-447: Circuit Board May Break and cause Electrical Short
NHTSA recall 16V447000 was reported by Eldorado National-Kansas on June 20, 2016, with 53 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Eldorado Advantage, Eldorado Aero Elite and Eldorado Aerotech for the 2016 model year. Owners were notified on July 29, 2016, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 16V447000 (also written 16V-447 or 16V447)
- Filed by
- Eldorado National-Kansas
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 53 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 98.11% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 16V447000. 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 Advantage
- 2016 · Vehicles built March 4, 2016 – April 22, 2016 (per NHTSA)
Eldorado Aero Elite
- 2016 · Vehicles built March 4, 2016 – April 22, 2016 (per NHTSA)
Eldorado Aerotech
- 2016 · Vehicles built March 4, 2016 – April 22, 2016 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 16V447000.
Defect description
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.
Safety consequence
Electrical arcing increases the risk of a fire.
Manufacturer remedy
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.
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 16V447000
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.