NHTSA campaign 98V163000

Tiara Recall 98V-163: TIARA\FMVSS 207\REAR SOFA

NHTSA recall 98V163000 was reported by TIARA MOTOR COACH DIVISION on July 21, 1998, with 153 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Tiara Conversion Van for model years 1997–1998. Owners were notified on August 13, 1998, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 98V163000 (also written 98V-163 or 98V163)
Filed by: TIARA MOTOR COACH DIVISION
Report received: July 21, 1998
Potentially affected: 153 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Seats
Owners notified: August 13, 1998
Safety standard: FMVSS 207

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98V163000. 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.

Tiara

Tiara Conversion Van
- 1997, 1998 · Vehicles built August 15, 1997 – June 17, 1998 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 98V163000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CONVERSION VANS BUILT ON GENERAL MOTORS, FORD AND DODGE CHASSIS AND EQUIPPED WITH REMOVABLE POWER SLIDE AND RECLINING REAR SOFA. THE REAR SOFA CAN BECOME DISLOGED FROM THE RETAINING CLAMPS IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH. THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 207, "SEATING SYSTEMS."

Safety consequence

THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE INJURIES TO THE VEHICLE'S OCCUPANTS.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE RETAINING CLAMPS.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DURING AUGUST 1998.OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT TIARA AT 1-219-534-2999.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-317-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 98V163000

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.