Autocar recall: Seat belts
What is wrong
Autocar Industries, LLC is recalling certain model year 2012 Xpert vehicles manufactured October 17, 2011, through September 17, 2012; and with serial numbers in the range 213522 through 215336. The seat belt anchorages fail to sustain the 3000 pound forces for the specified length of time. Therefore, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."
What could happen
In the event of a crash, an insufficient seat belt anchorage may prevent the seat belt from properly restraining the occupant. This increases the risk of injury to the seat occupant.
The fix
Autocar will notify owners, and dealers will repair the seat belts, free of charge. The recall began on March 1, 2013. Owners may contact Autocar at 1-765-489-5499.
Vehicles covered
- Autocar Xpert 2012
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 13V006000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Autocar Industries, LLC
- Reported to NHTSA
- Jan 9, 2013
- Owners notified
- Mar 1, 2013
- Vehicles or items affected
- 80
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Oct 17, 2011 to Sep 17, 2012
- Part
- Seat belts
- Maker's own recall number
- M-1208
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 210
Notes
Autocar's recall campaign number is M-1208.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.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Autocar recall: Parking brake Jan 23, 2023
- Autocar recall: Steering Aug 29, 2017
- Autocar recall: Steering Oct 7, 2016
- Autocar recall: Suspension May 18, 2016
- Autocar recall: Engine and engine cooling May 13, 2015
- Autocar recall: Structure Jul 2, 2014
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.