Vehicle recall 10V119000 · March 25, 2010
Eldorado XHF, MST II and 2 more models
Eldorado national - california has notified NHTSA of a defect in certain model year 2005-2010 transit buses fitted with ricon public use lifts.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Eldorado national - california has notified NHTSA of a defect in certain model year 2005-2010 transit buses fitted with ricon public use lifts. The restraint belt on these lifts was designed to prevent the lift from moving, unless the tongue of the belt is fully engaged and latched in the buckle. Ricon has discovered, however, that it is possible for the operator to insert the belt tongue into the buckle without fully engaging the latching mechanism. In this case, the restraint belt would appear to be latched, and the operator could run the lift. If the restraint belt tongue is not fully engaged into the restraint belt buckle, and latched, the lift may operate with an occupant on the platform.
- Consequence
- The user of the lift could be injured should the lift move without the restraint belt properly buckled.
- Remedy
- Eldorado national - california 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 recall is expected to begin during may 2010. Owners may contact ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884 or by email at www.dmata@wabtec.com.
- Notes
- Owners 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
- 10V119000
- Reported to NHTSA
- March 25, 2010
- Filed by
- ELDORADO NATIONAL - CALIFORNIA, INC.
- Owner notification
- April 12, 2010
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 34
- 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 Escort RE-A (2009): 2009
- Eldorado MST II (2005-2006): 2006, 2005
- Eldorado Transmark (2008-2009): 2009, 2008
- Eldorado XHF (2008-2010): 2010, 2009, 2008
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