- Vehicles
- 33
- Built between
- Jan 2004 – Mar 2004
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 9 April 2004
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 2004 and March 2004. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Villa Driver/Passenger SeatBuilt January 2004 to March 2004
What the defect is
Villa 2-POINT drive/passenger seat frame with electric recline built january 22 through march 24, 2004. The screw drive was not heat treated properly and can break causing the seat to fall backward.
What could happen
Should the seat fall backwards without warning, the driver could lose control of the vehicle, possibly resulting in a crash. Or, in the event of a vehicle crash, the seat could fail, possibly resulting in injry to the seat occupant.
What gets fixed
VILLA WILL NOTIFY CUSTOMERS AND REPAIR THE SEATS FREE OF CHARGE. ALL UNITS WERE REPAIRED AT/BY THE MANUFACTURER. NO OWNER NOTIFICATION NOTICES WILL BE SENT.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 2004 to March 2004
- Recall reported to NHTSA9 April 2004
- Owners notified9 April 2004
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 9 April 2004.
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.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- VILLA INTERNATIONAL
- 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.