2007 Eldorado Axess, 2003–2004 Eldorado Escort FE, 2006 Eldorado MST II and 6 other models Recall: Interior Lighting

NHTSA campaign 09V407000 · Interior Lighting · filed Oct 13, 2009 · verified Jul 30, 2026

Units reported

386

Manufacturer

ELDORADO NATIONAL - CALIFORNIA, INC.

Risk

Fire

Owner letters

Mailing began Oct 20, 2009

The defect

ELDORADO NATIONAL IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2002-2010 TRANSIT BUSES, EQUIPPED WITH LUMINATOR HORIZON LED SIDE DESTINATION SIGNS. THE CONNECTOR BOARD CAN CORRODE DUE TO AN ACCUMULATION OF MOISTURE UNDER THE CONNECTOR.

The risk

A SHORT COULD OCCUR, POSSIBLY CAUSING SMOKE AND FIRE.

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The fix — what to do

ELDORADO NATIONAL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE BUSES FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE SEE LUMINATOR'S DEFECT REPORT 09E-054. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 20, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT LUMINATOR AT 1-972-516-3033 OR ELDORADO NATIONAL AT 1-909-591-9557.

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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Affected vehicles

Make	Model	Model years
Eldorado	Axess	2007
Eldorado	Escort FE	2003, 2004
Eldorado	MST II	2006
Eldorado	Passport	2009
Eldorado	Transmark RE	2004
Eldorado	Transmark XHF	2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009
Enc	EZ-Rider II	2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Enc	EZ-Rider Max	2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Enc	Transmark RE	2002, 2003

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Source: NHTSA recall database, campaign 09V407000. Data last verified Jul 30, 2026.