Eldorado Mst Ii, Eldorado Passport, Eldorado Xhf, model years 2009 to 2010. Filed by Eldorado National - California, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 11 June 2012. 15 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Eldorado national california (eldorado national) is recalling certain model year 2009 and 2010 passport, mst ii, and xhf transit buses equipped with braun century-2 and/or vista-2 wheelchair lifts. over time and with frequent use, the roll stop latches on the outer barrier may become bent or misaligned.
Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA, or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 12V274 cover?
- Eldorado MST Ii, Eldorado Passport, Eldorado XHF, model years 2009-2010.
- What is wrong with them?
- ELDORADO NATIONAL CALIFORNIA (ELDORADO NATIONAL) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 AND 2010 PASSPORT, MST II, AND XHF TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH BRAUN CENTURY-2 AND/OR VISTA-2 WHEELCHAIR LIFTS.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- A WHEELCHAIR OCCUPANT MAY DEFEAT OR RIDE OVER THE INSUFFICIENTLY LATCHED ROLL STOP. IF THIS OCCURS WHEN THE LIFT PLATFORM IS IN AN ELEVATED POSITION, THE WHEELCHAIRS OCCUPANT COULD FALL AND SUSTAIN INJURY.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. ELDORADO NATIONAL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY AUTHORIZED BRAUN DEALERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JUNE 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ELDORADO NATIONAL AT 1-905-591-9557.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “A WHEELCHAIR OCCUPANT MAY DEFEAT OR RIDE OVER THE INSUFFICIENTLY LATCHED ROLL STOP. IF THIS OCCURS WHEN THE LIFT PLATFORM IS IN AN ELEVATED POSITION, THE WHEELCHAIRS OCCUPANT COULD FALL AND SUSTAIN INJURY.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 12V274 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | ELDORADO NATIONAL - CALIFORNIA, INC. |
| System at fault | Equipment Adaptive/Mobility |
| Reported to NHTSA | 11 June 2012 |
| Model years | 2009-2010 |
| Vehicles named | ELDORADO MST II, ELDORADO PASSPORT, ELDORADO XHF |
What the notice says today
The consequence
A WHEELCHAIR OCCUPANT MAY DEFEAT OR RIDE OVER THE INSUFFICIENTLY LATCHED ROLL STOP. IF THIS OCCURS WHEN THE LIFT PLATFORM IS IN AN ELEVATED POSITION, THE WHEELCHAIRS OCCUPANT COULD FALL AND SUSTAIN INJURY.
The remedy
ELDORADO NATIONAL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY AUTHORIZED BRAUN DEALERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JUNE 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ELDORADO NATIONAL AT 1-905-591-9557.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 289 notices in the record whose component field names equipment adaptive/mobility. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 36 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
How to cite this record
Quoting the wording on this page means quoting a version, so the date belongs in the citation:
CarsMultiverse, recall 12V274, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v274/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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Other Eldorado notices we hold
- 17V685: 2017 Axess, E-Z Rider, XHF, and Arrivo buses, equipped with certain Recaro Commercial Bus Driver Seats, models Ergo R, Ergo D, AM71, AM72 and AM80
- 17V557: 2015 35-foot and 40-foot Axess transit buses
- 16V616: model year 2011-2016 Aero Elite 300 and 320
- 16V584: model year 2016 E-Z Rider II transit buses manufactured March 1, 2016, to July 31, 2016
- 15V716: model year 2009-2010 Passport buses manufactured April 2, 2009, to June 30, 2010 and equipped with A&M Systems-brand door actuators
- 15V715: model year 2006-2007 MST and Transmark
- 15V260: model year 2012-2014 Passport HD
- 13V009: model year 2012 Aerotech 240 buses manufactured May 2012, through October 2012
All 12 Eldorado campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 12V274 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
1efc6fd1 - Consequence
4125024e - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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