NHTSA campaign 99V257000
Regency Recall 99V-257: REGENCY/FMVSS 120/CERTIFICATION LABEL
NHTSA recall 99V257000 was reported by REGENCY CONVERSIONS, INC. on December 15, 1999, with 9,100 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Regency Chevrolet 1500, Regency Chevrolet Suburban, Regency Chrysler 1500 and more for model years 1996–1998. Owners were notified on April 1, 2000, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 99V257000 (also written 99V-257 or 99V257)
- Filed by
- REGENCY CONVERSIONS, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 9,100 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Other — Labels
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 120
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V257000. 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.
Regency
Regency Chevrolet 1500
Regency Chevrolet Suburban
Regency Chrysler 1500
Regency Ford E150
Regency GMC 1500
Regency GMC Suburban
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V257000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CONVERSION VANS. THE CERTIFICATION LABELS ARE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH FMVSS NO. 120, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS." THE TIRE SIZE AND INFLATION PRESSURE, RIM DESIGNATION, AND METRIC/ENGLISH FORMAT IS NOT DEFINED.
Manufacturer remedy
REGENCY WILL PROVIDE OWNERS WITH A NEW AND COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION LABEL.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JANUARY 2000.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 REGENCY AT 1-817-847-7171.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 99V257000
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.