Eldorado Advantage, Eldorado Aerotech, model year 2016. Filed by Eldorado National- Kansas and reported to NHTSA on 17 May 2016. 2 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Eldorado National-Kansas (Eldorado) is recalling certain model year 2016 Advantage and Aerotech transit buses manufactured January 15, 2016, to January 29, 2016 and built on a Ford chassis. These vehicles are equipped with seats that may separate from the base frame due to bolt failure. As such, these seats fail to …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 16V309 cover?
- Eldorado Advantage, Eldorado Aerotech, model year 2016.
- What is wrong with them?
- Eldorado National-Kansas (Eldorado) is recalling certain model year 2016 Advantage and Aerotech transit buses manufactured January 15, 2016, to January 29, 2016 and built on a Ford chassis. These vehicles are equipped with seats that may separate from the base frame due to bolt failure.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- In the event of a crash, the seat can separate from the base frame, increasing the risk of injury to the seat occupant.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Eldorado has notified owners, and dealers will replace the seats, free of charge. The recall began June 6, 2016. Owners may contact Freedman Seating Company at 1-773-524-2440 or Eldorado customer service at 1-800-955-9086.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
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What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “In the event of a crash, the seat can separate from the base frame, increasing the risk of injury to the seat occupant.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 16V309 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Eldorado National- Kansas |
| System at fault | Seats |
| Reported to NHTSA | 17 May 2016 |
| Model years | 2016-2016 |
| Vehicles named | ELDORADO ADVANTAGE, ELDORADO AEROTECH |
What the notice says today
The consequence
In the event of a crash, the seat can separate from the base frame, increasing the risk of injury to the seat occupant.
The remedy
Eldorado has notified owners, and dealers will replace the seats, free of charge. The recall began June 6, 2016. Owners may contact Freedman Seating Company at 1-773-524-2440 or Eldorado customer service at 1-800-955-9086.
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 459 notices in the record whose component field names seats. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 44 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
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CarsMultiverse, recall 16V309, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v309/
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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
- 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
- 15V155: model year 2014 ElDorado National E-Z Rider II and ElDorado National California Axess buses manufactured January 2, 2014, to December 31, 2014
All 15 Eldorado campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
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