NHTSA campaign 14E009000 · Equipment recall
Villa International Recall 14E-009: Seat Belt Fray/FMVSS 209
NHTSA recall 14E009000 is an equipment recall reported by Villa International on April 2, 2014, with 416 units potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the American Coach American Revolution, American Coach American Tradition, American Coach Eagle and more for model years 2013–2014. Owners were notified on August 5, 2014, per NHTSA.
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 14E009000 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
This is an equipment recall filed by Villa International: NHTSA's record names the vehicles below for it.
- NHTSA campaign
- 14E009000 (also written 14E-009 or 14E009)
- Filed by
- Villa International
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 416 units (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Seat Belts
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 209
- Recall type
- Equipment recall
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 14E009000. 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.
American Coach
All American Coach recallsTiffin
Tiffin Allegro Bus
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 14E009000.
Defect description
Villa International (Villa) is recalling certain Villa ISS GSK driver and passenger seats. These seats were used in certain model year 2013 Tiffin Allegro Bus, and 2014 American Coach brand American Tradition, Eagle, and Revolution motorhomes. The seat belt attachment may be incorrect and the seat belt may fray if it rubs along a steel bracket in the seat, reducing its strength. As such, these seats do not conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."
Safety consequence
The weakened seat belt may fail to properly restrain the seat occupant in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Manufacturer remedy
Villa will notify the affected vehicle manufacturers and the manufacturer's dealers will install a spacer and protective sheath onto the retractor side of the seat belt, free of charge. Owners may contact Villa at 1-888-707-7272.
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 www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 14E009000
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.