Vancraft Alltrek, LWB, LWB XL and others: Buckle assembly

Date

Nov. 8, 2024

Filed by

Vancraft LLC

Vehicles

Vancraft Alltrek (2023, 2024); Vancraft LWB (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023); Vancraft LWB XL (2023); Vancraft Rover (2023, 2024); Vancraft Rover XL (2023, 2024); Vancraft SWB (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)

Component

Seat Belts › Rear/Other › Buckle Assembly; Seat Belts › Critical Fasteners; Seats; Seats › Critical Fasteners

Description of the defect

VANCRAFT LLC (VanCraft) is recalling certain 2014-2023 SWB, LWB, 2023 LWB Pro, 2023-2024 Rover, Rover XL and Alltrek campervans. The reinforcement hardware, mounting hardware, and seat belt anchor bolts in the rear bench seating system may fail under load. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 207, "Seating Systems" and 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."

Potentially affected

255

What can happen

Hardware failure may prevent the seat and/or seatbelt from adequately restraining an occupant, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will install new seat belt anchor hardware, flooring reinforcement, and reinforced bench seat bars, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 19, 2024. Owners may contact Vancraft customer service at 1-888-381-7333.

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 nhtsa.gov.

Owner notification date

Dec. 19, 2024

Recall type

V (vehicle)

FMVSS

207

Influenced by

MFR

Manufacturer's component

Hor. Bench Frame · Hor. Bench Frame · HBEN-002; Legacy Hor. Bench Frame · Legacy Hor. Bench Frame · HBEN-001; Seatbelt Anchor Bolts · Seatbelt Anchor Bolts · KB9001; Ver. Bench Frame · Ver. Bench Frame · VBEN-001

Recall number

24V855000

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.