NHTSA campaign 04V246000
PL Custom Recall 04V-246: PL CUSTOM/AMSAFE/SEAT BELTS
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 04V246000 was reported by PL CUSTOM EMERGENCY VEHICLES on May 20, 2004, with 86 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the PL Custom Crusader, PL Custom Medallion, PL Custom Rescue and more for model years 2003–2004.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 04V246000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 04V246000 (also written 04V-246 or 04V246)
- Filed by
- PL CUSTOM EMERGENCY VEHICLES
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 86 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Seat Belts — Front — Buckle Assembly
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 209
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V246000. 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.
PL Custom
PL Custom Crusader
PL Custom Medallion
- 2003 · Vehicles built September 8, 2003 – March 5, 2004 (per NHTSA)
PL Custom Rescue
- 2003 · Vehicles built September 8, 2003 – March 5, 2004 (per NHTSA)
PL Custom Sentry
- 2003 · Vehicles built September 8, 2003 – March 5, 2004 (per NHTSA)
PL Custom Titan
- 2003 · Vehicles built September 8, 2003 – March 5, 2004 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V246000.
Defect description
SOME FIRE TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH SEAT BELTS BUILT BY AMSAFE FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE LOAD REQUIREMENT OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES."
Safety consequence
THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE MAY UNLATCH IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURY TO THE SEAT OCCUPANT.
Manufacturer remedy
AMSAFE WILL NOTIFY CUSTOMERS AND REPLACE THE BUCKLES. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT AMSAFE AT 1-574-266-8330 OR PL CUSTOM AT 1-732-223-1411.
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 04V246000
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.