NHTSA Recall 14V431000
NHTSA Campaign Id 14V431000; Date: Jul. 16, 2014
The weakened seat belt may fail to properly restrain the seat occupant in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Recalled Vehicles:
2014 Tiffin Allegro Bus
Component: Seat Belt
Manufactured by: Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc.
Affected Units:: 158
Recall Summary:
Tiffin motorhomes, inc. (tiffin) is recalling certain model year 2014 allegro bus recreational vehicles equipped with certain villa International abts driver and passenger abts seats. The seat belt attachment may be incorrect and the seat belt may fray if it rubs along a steel bracket in the seat, reducing its strength. As such, these seats do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 209, "seat belt assemblies. "
How to Fix:
Tiffin will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, as necessary, repair the single link system with fasteners and re-attaching the seat belt bracket, free of charge. The recall began in August 18, 2014. Owners may contact tiffin customer service at 1-256-356-8661.
Recall Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Aug 18, 2014
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