Vehicle recall 05V193000 · May 3, 2005
2002-2003 Eldorado E-Z Rider II
Certain transit buses equipped with john deere 8.1 liter compressed natural gas engines fail to comply with the federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 124, "accelerator…
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Certain transit buses equipped with john deere 8.1 liter compressed natural gas engines fail to comply with the federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 124, "accelerator control systems." the engine control unit and throttle can unexpectedly surge.
- Consequence
- A sudden engine surge could possibly result in a vehicle crash.
- Remedy
- John deere is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Owners may contact john deere at 1-800-JD-engine or eldorado at 909-591-9557.
- Notes
- Customers 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 http://www.safercar.gov.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V193000
- Reported to NHTSA
- May 3, 2005
- Filed by
- ELDORADO NATIONAL - CALIFORNIA, INC.
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 24
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Vehicle speed control
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Eldorado E-Z Rider II (2002-2003): 2003, 2002
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