Fleetwood American Tradition, Bounder, Bounder Classic and others: Buckle assembly

Date

Nov. 20, 2013

Filed by

Fleetwood RV, Inc.

Vehicles

American Coach American Eagle (2014); American Coach American Heritage (2015); American Coach American Revolution (2014); Fleetwood American Tradition (2014); Fleetwood Bounder (2014); Fleetwood Bounder Classic (2014); Fleetwood Discovery (2014); Fleetwood Excursion (2014); Fleetwood Expedition (2014); Fleetwood Jamboree Searcher (2014); Fleetwood Jamboree Sport (2014); Fleetwood Providence (2014); Fleetwood Southwind (2014); Fleetwood Storm (2014); Fleetwood Terra (2014); Fleetwood Terra SE (2014); Fleetwood Tioga Montara (2014); Fleetwood Tioga Ranger (2014)

Manufacturer of the vehicles

REV Recreation Group

Component

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly

Description of the defect

Fleetwood RV, Inc. (Fleetwood) is recalling certain model year 2014 model American Eagle, American Heritage, American Revolution, American Tradition, Bounder, Bounder Classic, Discovery, Excursion, Expedition, Providence, South Wind, Storm, Terra, Terra SE, Jamboree Searcher, Jamboree Sport, Tioga Montara, and Tioga Ranger recreational vehicles equipped with IMMI-brand L9 seat belt assemblies. When the button is pressed to release the seat belt, the latch plate can become partially engaged with the buckle, making the seat belt difficult to unlatch. Thus, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."

Potentially affected

774

What can happen

If the latch plate remains partially engaged after the button is pressed, egress from the vehicle could be hindered which would increase the risk of injury in the event of an emergency.

Remedy

Fleetwood will notify owners and dealers will inspect and replace the seat belt buckle, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on January 17, 2014. Owners may contact Fleetwood at 1-800-322-8216. Fleetwood's recall number 131112FRV.

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.

Owner notification date

Jan. 17, 2014

Manufacturer campaign number

131112FRV

Recall type

V (vehicle)

Influenced by

MFR

Recall number

13V580000

What should I do? Car recall: how to check your car and get it fixed

Source: NHTSA · Vehicle record. View the agency notice. The agency notice governs; check it and the company before acting.