- Vehicles
- 158
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 19 April 2005
- 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 903
What the defect is
Certain villa driver's seat, model 903, with a 5 inch swivel pedestal installed in 2001 through 2005 newell motorcoaches. The swivel pedestal center bolt pulls through the pedestal top plate and cannot meet the full load requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 207, seating systems.
What could happen
In the event of a vehicle crash, the center bolt on the swivel pedestal can break, potentially leading to serious injury or death to the occupant.
What gets fixed
VILLA WILL NOTIFY THE CUSTOMER OF NEWELL COACH AND REPLACE THE PEDESTAL WITH A REINFORCEMENT PEDESTAL FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN APRIL 19, 2005.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA28 March 2005
- Owners notified19 April 2005
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 March 2005.
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 may contact villa international at 1-888-707-7272.
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
Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
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.