Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 92V177000

Seats

BOSS MFG. AND DIST.,INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1992-12-02.

Recall campaignNHTSA 92V177000

Seats

Component
Seats
Manufacturer
BOSS MFG. AND DIST.,INC.
Vehicles affected
1,000
Reported to NHTSA
1992-12-02
Owners notified
1993-01-19

Defect description

THE MID-POSITION SEAT PEDESTAL LOCKING PIN ON THE REMOVALBE SECTION OF THE PEDESTAL FAILED THE LOAD TEST REQUIREMENT.

Safety risk

THE SEATING SYSTEMS ON THESE CONVERSION VANS DO NOT MEETTHE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 207, AND WOULD NOT PROPERLY PROTECT THE SEAT OCCUPANTIN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT.

Manufacturer remedy

THE SAFETY BELT RETRACTOR WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE SEAT PEDESTAL AND REMOUNTED TO THE FLOOR WITH THE PROPER BACKING PLATE TO REDUCE THE LOAD ON THE PEDESTAL IN EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT.

Notes

SYSTEM: SEATING SYSTEM; FMVSS 207.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: ELK VAN CONVERSIONS OF DODGE VANS WITH DDN200E SEATS.

Scope of coverage

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
ELKHART VAN Conversion1992

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.