- Vehicles
- 30
- Built between
- Mar 2003 – Jul 2003
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 13 August 2003
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 2003 and July 2003. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Villa 2004 Signature SeatBuilt March 2003 to July 2003
What the defect is
Villa electric recline 2004 signature pilot/co-pilot seats built march 1 and july 15, 2003, and for use in 2004 monaco signature motor homes. The electric screw drive housing does not meet the load requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 207, "seating systems."
What could happen
In the event of a vehicle crash, the seat(s) could fail, possibly resulting in serious injury or death to the seat occupant.
What gets fixed
VILLA INTERNATIONAL WILL NOTIFY THE CUSTOMERS OF THE MONACO COACHES WHICH HAVE THESE SEATS AND WILL REPLACE THE ELECTRIC ACTUATOR WITH A HEAVY-DUTY ACTUATOR ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT. THIS WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 13, 2003.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 2003 to July 2003
- Recall reported to NHTSA8 August 2003
- Owners notified13 August 2003
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 8 August 2003.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
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 villa international at 888-707-7272 or the monaco coach recall hotline by calling 800-685-6545.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- VILLA INTERNATIONAL
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 207
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.