- Vehicles
- 215
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 1 June 2012
- 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.
- CVG HP AIR Suspension Seat
What the defect is
Commercial vehicle group (cvg) is recalling certain aftermarket hp model air suspension driver seats manufactured between december 20, 2011, and february 2, 2012, sold for use on various heavy duty trucks. The seat bases contain a potentially defective weld joint that may allow the seat to buckle unexpectedly.
What could happen
An unexpected movement or collapse of the drivers seat could affect vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 1, 2012. THE SEATS WILL BE INSPECTED BY DEALERS TO DETERMINE IF THE WELDS WERE DONE ROBOTICALLY. SEAT BASES WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA27 April 2012
- Owners notified1 June 2012
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 27 April 2012.
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 cvg at 1-800-222-7328.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- COMMERCIAL VEHICLE GROUP
- 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.