- Vehicles
- 1,034
- Built between
- Jan 2006 – May 2007
- Models
- 3
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- Not yet
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 2006 and May 2007. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Ricon R1209 (seatbase)Built January 2006 to May 2007
- Ricon R1209-E (seatbase)Built January 2006 to May 2007
- Ricon R1209-L (seatbase)Built January 2006 to May 2007
What the defect is
Ricon is recalling 1,034 vmi/ricon 6-WAY power seat bases, models R1209, R1209-L, and R1209-E, produced between january 1, 2006, and may 14, 2007, sold in the aftermarket and installed as original equipment in certain full size vans. There is a possibility of a poor (cold) weld at the joint between the pivoting plate and the pivoting plate pin.
What could happen
The seat occupant may be injured should the seat base pin break.
What gets fixed
EACH VEHICLE MANUFACTURER WILL PROVIDE A REMEDY PLAN AND NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE. THE AFFECTED VEHICLES WILL BE REPAIRED WITHOUT CHARGE TO THE OWNERS. RICON WILL NOTIFY OWNERS WHO PURCHASED THE AFFECTED BASES AS AFTERMARKET OR REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING AUGUST 2008.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 2006 to May 2007
- Recall reported to NHTSA7 August 2008
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 7 August 2008.
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 their vehicle manufacturer or ricon at 818-267-3000.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- RSB105.A
- Recalling manufacturer
- RICON CORPORATION
- 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
Ricon's recall no. RSB105.A.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.