Vehicle recall 08V039000 · January 29, 2008
Eldorado MST, MST II and 1 more model
Certain buses equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 404, "platform lift…
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Certain buses equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 404, "platform lift installations in motor vehicles." the threshold warning system may not detect the presence of a wheelchair or mobility aid user in a certain spot within the defined threshold area.
- Consequence
- The user of the lift could be injured should the lift move unintentionally.
- Remedy
- Ricon is handling the remedy for this campaign (please see 07E095). Ricon will correct the wheelchair lift free of charge. Owners may contact ricon at 818-267-3000 or eldorado national california at 1-937-596-6849.
- 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
- 08V039000
- Reported to NHTSA
- January 29, 2008
- Filed by
- ELDORADO NATIONAL - CALIFORNIA, INC.
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 31
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Equipment adaptive/mobility
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Eldorado MST (2005-2007): 2007, 2006, 2005
- Eldorado MST II (2005-2007): 2007, 2006, 2005
- Eldorado Transmark (2005-2007): 2007, 2006, 2005
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