- Vehicles
- 13,799
- Built between
- Sep 1977 – Mar 1980
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- Not yet
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 1977 and March 1980. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1978-1980 Batavus RegencyBuilt September 1977 to March 1980
- 1978-1980 Batavus StarfliteBuilt September 1977 to March 1980
What the defect is
Tire, rim and inflation information labels were omitted from certain vehicles. This does not comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard NO.120, "tire selection and rims for motor vehicles other than passenger cars".
What gets fixed
TIRE INFORMATION LABELS WILL BE PROVIDED WITHOUT CHARGE OR DEALER WILL PERFORM THE REQUIRED INSTALLATION.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 1977 to March 1980
- Recall reported to NHTSA27 March 1980
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 27 March 1980.
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.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- BATAVUS USA, INCORPORATED
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 120
- Recall initiated by
- OVSC
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
Vehicle description: mopeds.system: equipment; tire informattion labels.consequences of defect: lack of information could resuult in the selection ofimproper rims as replacement parts and incorrect tire inflation pressures. Thiswould cause an unsafe condition that might lead to an accident.
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.