NHTSA campaign 08V324000 · Autocar campaign A-0803
Autocar Recall 08V-324: SEAT TETHER/INCOMPLETE VEHICLES
NHTSA recall 08V324000 (Autocar campaign A-0803) was reported by AUTOCAR, LLC on July 17, 2008, with 7 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Autocar Incomplete Vehicle for the 2008 model year. Owners were notified on November 7, 2008, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 08V324000 (also written 08V-324 or 08V324)
- Filed by
- AUTOCAR, LLC
- Autocar campaign number
- A-0803
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 7 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Seat Belts — Front
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V324000. 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.
Autocar
Autocar Incomplete Vehicle
- 2008 · Vehicles built February 1, 2008 – June 30, 2008 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V324000.
Defect description
AUTOCAR IS RECALLING 7 INCOMPLETE VEHICLES. THE SEAT BELT TETHER BETWEEN THE SEAT BELT FLOOR ANCHOR POINT AND THE SUSPENSION SEAT BELT ANCHOR POINT WAS NOT INSTALLED.
Safety consequence
FAILURE TO INSTALL THE TETHER STRAP MAY CAUSE THE SEAT AND SEAT BELT TO DEFORM AND SEPARATE FROM THE MOUNTING LOCATION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A FATAL INJURY.
Manufacturer remedy
AUTOCAR WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE NECESSARY ASSEMBLIES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 7, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AUTOCAR AT 1-765-489-6001.
Notes
AUTOCAR RECALL NO. A-0803. CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 08V324000
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.