COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1982-04-21.
Recall campaignNHTSA 82V039000
Seat belts: front
Component
Seat belts: front
Manufacturer
COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC.
Vehicles affected
331
Reported to NHTSA
1982-04-21
Owners notified
1982-06-09
Manufacturer remedy
DEALER WILL REPLACE THE TYPE 1 SEAT BELTS WITH THE REQUIRED TYPE 2 SEAT BELTS AT NO COST TO OWNER.
Notes
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VANS.SYSTEM: INTERIOR; SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY.SYSTEM: THE INVOLVED VEHICLES DO NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETYSTANDARD NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION". THESE VEHICLES WERE EQUIPPEDWITH TYPE 1 INSTEAD OF TYPE 2 BELT ASSEMBLIES.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: DURING AN ACCIDENT OR PANIC STOP, THE LAP BELT WOULDNOT PROVIDE UPPER TORSO RESTRAINT AND VEHICLE OCCUPANTS COULD RECEIVE SERIOUSPERSONAL INJURY.
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.