NHTSA campaign 04V162000

Accubuilt Recall 04V-162: ACCUBUILT/FMVSS 207/SEATS

NHTSA recall 04V162000 was reported by ACCUBUILT, INC. on April 2, 2004, with 3 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Accubuilt Van for model years 2003–2004. Owners were notified on April 12, 2004, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 04V162000 (also written 04V-162 or 04V162)
Filed by: ACCUBUILT, INC.
Report received: April 2, 2004
Potentially affected: 3 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Seats
Owners notified: April 12, 2004
Safety standard: FMVSS 207

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V162000. 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
- 2003, 2004

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V162000.

Defect description

CERTAIN MULTI-PASSENGER VANS WITH ONE OR MORE SEATS EQUIPPED WITH REAR DESIGNATED FORWARD FACING QUICK RELEASE SEATS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 207, "SEATING SYSTEMS."

Safety consequence

THESE SEATS DO NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL MODIFY THE QUICK RELEASE FRAME SYSTEM ON THESE SEATS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 12, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT ACCUBUILT AT 1-419-222-1501.

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 04V162000

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.