American Coach American Eagle, American Revolution, American Tradition and others: Seat belts

Date

April 10, 2014

Filed by

Villa International

Vehicles

American Coach American Eagle (2015); American Coach American Revolution (2015); American Coach American Tradition (2015); Jayco Entegra Cornerstone (2014); Tiffin Allegro (2014); Tiffin Zephyr (2014)

Manufacturer of the vehicles

Jayco, Inc.; REV Recreation Group; Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc.

Component

Seat Belts

Description of the defect

Villa International (Villa) is recalling certain Villa ISS driver and passenger GSK seats. These seats were used in certain model year 2014 Tiffin Allegro Bus and Zephyr recreational vehicles, 2015 American Coach brand American Eagle, American Tradition, and American Revolution recreational vehicles, and 2014 Jayco Entegra Cornerstone recreational vehicles. 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."

Potentially affected

88

What can happen

The weakened seat belt may fail to properly restrain the seat occupant in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy

Villa will notify the affected vehicle manufacturers and the manufacturer's dealers will contact the vehicle owners. Owners may contact Villa at 1-888-707-7272.

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

June 26, 2014

Manufacturer campaign number

209

Recall type

E (equipment)

FMVSS

209

Influenced by

MFR

Recall number

14E015000

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.