Eldorado Arrivo, Eldorado Axess, Eldorado E-Z Rider Ii, Eldorado Xhf, model year 2017. Filed by Eldorado National- California, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 27 October 2017. 272 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Eldorado National-California, Inc. (Eldorado National) is recalling certain 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. In the affected seats, the seat belt buckle may be stuck in the locked position, preventing the …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 17V685 cover?
- Eldorado Arrivo, Eldorado Axess, Eldorado E-Z Rider Ii, Eldorado XHF, model year 2017.
- What is wrong with them?
- Eldorado National-California, Inc. (Eldorado National) is recalling certain 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.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- If the seat belt becomes stuck in the locked position, the bus may be operated without the seat belt being used, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Eldorado National will notify owners, and dealers will replace the buckle housings, free of charge. The recall began on December 1, 2017. Owners may contact Eldorado National customer service at 1-909-591-9557.
- 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: “If the seat belt becomes stuck in the locked position, the bus may be operated without the seat belt being used, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.”
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| Campaign | 17V685 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Eldorado National- California, Inc. |
| System at fault | Seat Belts:Front:Buckle Assembly |
| Reported to NHTSA | 27 October 2017 |
| Model years | 2017-2017 |
| Vehicles named | ELDORADO ARRIVO, ELDORADO AXESS, ELDORADO E-Z RIDER II, ELDORADO XHF |
What the notice says today
The consequence
If the seat belt becomes stuck in the locked position, the bus may be operated without the seat belt being used, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
The remedy
Eldorado National will notify owners, and dealers will replace the buckle housings, free of charge. The recall began on December 1, 2017. Owners may contact Eldorado National customer service at 1-909-591-9557.
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 451 notices in the record whose component field names seat belts. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 48 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Eldorado Arrivo recalls: 4 US campaigns
- Eldorado Axess recalls: 12 US campaigns
- Eldorado E-Z Rider Ii recalls: 6 US campaigns
- Eldorado XHF recalls: 9 US campaigns
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 17V685, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v685/
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
- 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
- 12V274: MODEL YEAR 2009 AND 2010 PASSPORT, MST II, AND XHF TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH BRAUN CENTURY-2 AND/OR VISTA-2 WHEELCHAIR LIFTS
All 12 Eldorado campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
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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 17V685 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
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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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