Eldorado Axess, Eldorado E-Z Rider Ii, Eldorado E-Z Rider Ii Max, Eldorado Transmark Xhf, model years 2005 to 2008. Filed by Thor Industries and reported to NHTSA on 25 September 2012. 102 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Eldorado National-California (Eldorado) is recalling certain model year 2006-2008 vehicles equipped with John Deere Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) turbocharged engines. The turbine or compressor wheel may fail, resulting in subsequent damage to the engine and/or an oil leak.
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 12V469 cover?
- Eldorado Axess, Eldorado E-Z Rider Ii, Eldorado E-Z Rider Ii Max, Eldorado Transmark XHF, model years 2005-2008.
- What is wrong with them?
- Eldorado National-California (Eldorado) is recalling certain model year 2006-2008 vehicles equipped with John Deere Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) turbocharged engines. The turbine or compressor wheel may fail, resulting in subsequent damage to the engine and/or an oil leak.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Failure of the turbine or compressor wheel may result in smoke, fire, and stalling, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Eldorado will notify owners and dealers. The recall began on October 16, 2013. Owners may contact Eldorado National at 905-591-9557 or Thor Industries at 937-596-7965.
- 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: “Failure of the turbine or compressor wheel may result in smoke, fire, and stalling, increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 12V469 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | THOR INDUSTRIES |
| System at fault | Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Other Fuel Types:Turbo/Supercharger |
| Reported to NHTSA | 25 September 2012 |
| Model years | 2005-2008 |
| Vehicles named | ELDORADO AXESS, ELDORADO E-Z RIDER II, ELDORADO E-Z RIDER II MAX, ELDORADO TRANSMARK XHF |
What the notice says today
The consequence
Failure of the turbine or compressor wheel may result in smoke, fire, and stalling, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Eldorado will notify owners and dealers. The recall began on October 16, 2013. Owners may contact Eldorado National at 905-591-9557 or Thor Industries at 937-596-7965.
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 588 notices in the record whose component field names engine and engine cooling. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 47 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
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CarsMultiverse, recall 12V469, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v469/
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
- 19V261: 2017-2018 Aerotech shuttle buses built on a Ford chassis equipped with ASA Electronics back-up camera display recalled under 19E-009
- 16V697: model year 2016 Axess transit buses manufactured May 1, 2016, to September 20, 2016
- 16V441: model year 2012-2016 Amerivan 10
- 16V309: model year 2016 Advantage and Aerotech transit buses manufactured January 15, 2016, to January 29, 2016 and built on a Ford chassis
- 16V012: model year 2010-2015 Axess and EZRM, 2011-2015 XHF, and 2014-2016 Arrivo
- 15V556: model year 2015 Amerivan
- 15V316: model year 2007-2015 Axess, E-Z Rider II, and XHF
- 15V264: model year 2012-2015 Amerivan 10
All 15 Eldorado campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
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