Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 14V133000

Seat belts

Autocar Industries, LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2014-03-19.

Recall campaignNHTSA 14V133000

Seat belts

Component
Seat belts
Manufacturer
Autocar Industries, LLC
Vehicles affected
207
Reported to NHTSA
2014-03-19
Owners notified
2014-06-20

Defect description

Autocar Industries, LLC (Autocar) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 Xpert vehicles manufactured July 11, 2011, through March 5, 2014. The bolts used to anchor the seat belts may be insufficiently tight to withstand the forces experienced in certain crashes. As such, these vehicles do not conform to Federal Motor Vehicles Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."

Safety risk

If the seat belt does not properly restrain the seat occupant, there is an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Autocar will notify owners, and dealers will tighten the seat belt mounting bolts, free of charge. The recall is began in June 2014. Owners may contact Autocar at 1-765-489-5499. Autocar's number for this recall is M-1401.

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.

Scope of coverage

3 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
AUTOCAR Xpert2014 2013 2012

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.