- Vehicles
- 856
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- Not yet
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- Villa Driver/Passenger Seat
What the defect is
Certain integrated driver/passenger seat frames W/#1170 or #1180 pedestal W/1" on the seat belt buckle mount for use on certain motor homes. The seat belt buckle anchorage to the frame can fail to meet the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 207/210, "seating systems," and "seat belt assembly anchorages."
What could happen
In the event of a vehicle crash, the seat belt buckle anchorage can separate from the seat frame, possibly resulting in serious injuries to the seat occupant.
What gets fixed
VILLA WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND REPAIR THE SEATS FREE OF CHARGE. A 7/8" BUSHING WILL BE INSERTED INTO THE 1" TUBE AT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ANCHORAGE AND FASTENED TOGETHER USING A 3/8-16X2 GRADE 5 HEX BOLT. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING DECEMBER 2003 OR JANUARY 2004.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA28 November 2003
No owner-notification date has been published yet. Manufacturers normally write to registered owners within 60 days of reporting a recall.
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 28 November 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 714-535-7272.
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.