Vancraft Seat Belts: Buckle Assembly

Vancraft is recalling about 255 vehicles over a problem with the seat belts. Hardware failure may prevent the seat and/or seatbelt from adequately restraining an occupant, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.

Campaign
24V855000
Manufacturer
VANCRAFT LLC
Reported
8 November 2024
Vehicles
255
Built between
Aug 2020 – Nov 2024
Models
6
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
19 December 2024
Repaired
57%
Unrepaired
110

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between August 2020 and November 2024. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2023-2024 Vancraft AlltrekBuilt November 2023 to November 2024
  • 2014-2023 Vancraft LWBBuilt August 2020 to November 2023
  • 2023 Vancraft LWB XL
  • 2023-2024 Vancraft RoverBuilt November 2023 to November 2024
  • 2023-2024 Vancraft Rover XLBuilt November 2023 to November 2024
  • 2014-2023 Vancraft SWBBuilt August 2020 to November 2023

Repair progress

110 of 255 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2026.

57% repaired — 145 of 255 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

VANCRAFT LLC (VanCraft) is recalling certain 2014-2023 SWB, LWB, 2023 LWB Pro, 2023-2024 Rover, Rover XL and Alltrek campervans. The reinforcement hardware, mounting hardware, and seat belt anchor bolts in the rear bench seating system may fail under load. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 207, "Seating Systems" and 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."

What could happen

Hardware failure may prevent the seat and/or seatbelt from adequately restraining an occupant, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.

What gets fixed

Dealers will install new seat belt anchor hardware, flooring reinforcement, and reinforced bench seat bars, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 19, 2024.

Parts involved

  • Hor. Bench FrameHBEN-002Hor. Bench Frame
  • Legacy Hor. Bench FrameHBEN-001Legacy Hor. Bench Frame
  • Seatbelt Anchor BoltsKB9001Seatbelt Anchor Bolts
  • Ver. Bench FrameVBEN-001Ver. Bench Frame

Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtAugust 2020 to November 2024
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA8 November 2024
  3. Owners notified19 December 2024
  4. Latest repair reportQ2 2026 — 57% 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 8 November 2024.

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 Vancraft customer service at 1-888-381-7333.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
VANCRAFT LLC
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

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 nhtsa.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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