Entegra Seat Belts

Entegra is recalling about 20 vehicles over a problem with the seat belts. The weakened seat belt may fail to properly restrain the seat occupant in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

Campaign
14V466000
Manufacturer
Entegra Coach
Reported
31 July 2014
Vehicles
20
Built between
Jan 2014 – Mar 2014
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
2 June 2014
Repaired
45%
Unrepaired
11

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between January 2014 and March 2014. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2014-2015 Entegra CornerstoneBuilt January 2014 to March 2014

Repair progress

11 of 20 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2015.

45% repaired — 9 of 20 reported

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Entegra Coach (Entegra) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Cornerstone motorhomes manufactured January 21, 2014, through March 25, 2014 and equipped with certain Villa ABTS driver and passenger seats. The seat belt attachment may be incorrect and the seat belt may fray if it rubs along a steel bracket in the seat, reducing its strength. As such, these seats do not conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."

What could happen

The weakened seat belt may fail to properly restrain the seat occupant in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

What gets fixed

Entegra will work with Villa to notify owners, and dealers will inspect and repair the seat with proper fasteners and inspect the seat belt webbing for fraying and replace the seat belt assembly, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began in June 2014.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJanuary 2014 to March 2014
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA31 July 2014
  3. Owners notified2 June 2014
  4. Latest repair reportQ3 2015 — 45% repaired

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 31 July 2014.

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 Entegra customer service at 1-800-945-4787.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
Entegra Coach
Safety standard
FMVSS 209
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 Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to 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.

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