2008 ELDORADO AEROTECH; 2008 ELDORADO TRANSTECH; 2010 ELDORADO AEROTECH; 2008 ELDORADO AEROLITE; 2009 ELDORADO AEROLITE; 2010 ELDORADO AEROLITE; 2009 ELDORADO AERO ELITE; 2008 ELDORADO VERSA SHUTTLE; 2010 ELDORADO VERSA SHUTTLE; 2009 ELDORADO TRANSTECH; 2009 ELDORADO VERSA SHUTTLE; 2009 ELDORADO AEROTECH; 2008 ELDORADO AERO ELITE; 2010 ELDORADO TRANSTECH; 2010 ELDORADO AERO ELITE
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
Eldorado National is recalling certain 2008-2010 model year motorhomes (Aero Elite, Aerolite, Aerotech, Transtech, and Versa Shuttle) that are equipped with RICON public use wheelchair lifts. The lifts are designed with a restraint buckle that should prevent the lift from operating unless the buckle is latched. However, in the recalled motorhomes, the interlock feature on this buckle may not work properly, which could allow the lift to operate even when the buckle is not latched. This poses a safety risk because an unsecured wheelchair occupant could be injured if the wheelchair moves during lift operation.
RICON will be handling the remedy for this recall, which is expected to begin in August 2010. Affected owners will receive a warning decal and a DVD-based training aid. Owners of recalled motorhomes should contact RICON Customer Service at 800-322-2884 or email dmata@wabtec.com for more information about the recall and to receive the remedy items.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
THE WHEELCHAIR MAY MOVE DURING LIFT OPERATION AND THE UNSECURED OCCUPANT, COULD BE INJURED.
ELDORADO NATIONAL IS WORKING WITH RICON AND RICON WILL BE HANDLING THE REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. PLEASE SEE RICON'S DEFECT REPORT 09E-060. RICON WILL PROVIDE CUSTOMERS WITH A WARNING DECAL AND A DVD-BASED TRAINING AID. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING AUGUST 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT RICON CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 800-322-2884, OR EMAIL AT WWW.DMATA@WABTEC.COM.
ELDORADO NATIONAL IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2010 AERO ELITE, AEROLITE, AEROTECH, TRANSTECH, AND VERSA SHUTTLE MOTORHOMES FITTED WITH RICON PUBLIC USE LIFTS. THE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS WERE TO BE EQUIPPED WITH A RESTRAINT BUCKLE THAT HAS AN INTERLOCK FEATURE DESIGNED TO PREVENT THE LIFT FROM OPERATING IF THE BUCKLE IS NOT LATCHED. IN THE RECALLED MOTORHOMES, HOWEVER, THE INTERLOCK FEATURE MAY NOT OPERATE PROPERLY AND THE LIFT MAY OPERATE EVEN WHEN THE BUCKLE IS NOT LATCHED.
Republished from the official source above; details can change — the source record controls.