- Vehicles
- 8
- Built between
- May 2008 – Dec 2008
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 1 May 2009
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between May 2008 and December 2008. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Recaro Ergomed ESBuilt May 2008 to December 2008
What the defect is
Recaro north america is recalling 8 ergomed es ergonomic aftermarket seats manufactured between may and december 2008. The ergomed es is a universal application, not specific to one vehicle. Applications based on available adapter bracket kits. The recliner bracket may break in the event of a rear impact, which potentially will cause the backrest to detach from the seat cushion structure.
What could happen
If the backrest detached from the seat in a vehicle crash, the seat occupant would not be securely fastened to the seat and may sustain injuries.
What gets fixed
RECARO WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE RECALLED SEATS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 1, 2009.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMay 2008 to December 2008
- Recall reported to NHTSA19 February 2009
- Owners notified1 May 2009
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 19 February 2009.
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 recaro toll-free at 1-800-8-RECARO (1-800-873-2276).
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- RECARO NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- 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
Owners 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 <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
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.