- Vehicles
- 43
- Built between
- Sep 1987 – Jun 1990
- Models
- 1
- 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 1987 and June 1990. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1988-1990 Excalibur ExcaliburBuilt September 1987 to June 1990
What the defect is
Vehicles are not equipped with an automatic passive restraint system as required by FMVSS 208.
What could happen
Automatic passive restraint system requiring noparticipation from the driver or front seat passemger will reduce the risk ofserious injury or death to these occupants if an accident occurs.
What gets fixed
EXCALIBUR WILL REFUND PURCHASE PRICE, MINUS DEPRECIATION, FOR ANY VEHICLES RETURNED FOR LACK OF COMPLIANCE WITH FMVSS 208.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 1987 to June 1990
- Recall reported to NHTSA6 July 1990
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 6 July 1990.
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
- EXCALIBUR AUTO CORP.
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 208
- 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
System: automatic passive restraints; FMVSS 208.VEHICLE description: passenger cars.
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.