NHTSA campaign 03V530000

Accubuilt Recall 03V-530: ACCUBUILT/FMVSS 225/CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHORAGES

NHTSA recall 03V530000 was reported by ACCUBUILT, INC. on December 12, 2003, with 32 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Accubuilt Van for model years 2002–2004. Owners were notified on January 8, 2004, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 03V530000 (also written 03V-530 or 03V530)
Filed by: ACCUBUILT, INC.
Report received: December 12, 2003
Potentially affected: 32 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Seats
Owners notified: January 8, 2004
Safety standard: FMVSS 225

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V530000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Accubuilt

Accubuilt Van
- 2002, 2003, 2004

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V530000.

Defect description

CERTAIN MULTI-PASSENGER HANDICAP-ACCESSIBLE VANS BUILT ON FORD E250 AND E350 CHASSIS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 225, "CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHORAGE SYSTEMS." THESE VEHICLES LACK THE APPROPRIATE NUMBER OF CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHORAGES.

Safety consequence

APPLICABLE CHILD SEATS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THESE SUPPLEMENTAL ANCHORAGES. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.

Manufacturer remedy

ACCUBUILT WILL MODIFY OR REPLACE ONE OR MORE OF THE SEATS TO INCLUDE THE APPROPRIATE NUMBER OF SEATING POSITIONS WITH CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHORAGE SYSTEMS. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING FEBRUARY 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT ACCUBUILT AT 1-888-242-4782.

Notes

CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 03V530000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.