NHTSA campaign 14V243000 · Pierce campaign 74B246
Pierce Recall 14V-243: Seat Belt may be Difficult to Unlatch/FMVSS 209
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 14V243000 (Pierce campaign 74B246) was reported by Pierce Manufacturing on May 13, 2014, with 150 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Pierce Arrow XT, Pierce Dash CF, Pierce Impel and more for the 2013 model year. Owners were notified on June 26, 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 14V243000 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
- 14V243000 (also written 14V-243 or 14V243)
- Filed by
- Pierce Manufacturing
- Pierce campaign number
- 74B246
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 150 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Seat Belts
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 209
Repair completion: 71.53% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 14V243000. 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.
Pierce
Pierce Arrow XT
- 2013 · Vehicles built October 1, 2013 – January 31, 2014 (per NHTSA)
Pierce Dash CF
- 2013 · Vehicles built October 1, 2013 – January 31, 2014 (per NHTSA)
Pierce Impel
- 2013 · Vehicles built October 1, 2013 – January 31, 2014 (per NHTSA)
Pierce Velocity
- 2013 · Vehicles built October 1, 2013 – January 31, 2014 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 14V243000.
Defect description
Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain model year 2013 Arrow XT, Dash CF, Impel, and Velocity vehicles manufactured October 2013 through January 2014, and equipped with IMMI-brand L9 seat belt buckles. When the button is pressed to release the seat belt, the latch plate can become partially engaged with the buckle, making the seat belt difficult to unlatch. Thus, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."
Safety consequence
If the latch plate remains partially engaged after the button is pressed, egress from the vehicle could be hindered which would increase the risk of injury in the event of an emergency.
Manufacturer remedy
Pierce will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the seat belt buckle, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on June 26, 2014. Owners may contact Pierce at 1-888-974-3723. Pierce's number for this campaign is 74B246.
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 14V243000
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.