Eldorado recall: Seat belts
What is wrong
Eldorado National-Kansas (Eldorado) is recalling certain model year 2015 Amerivan vehicles built on Toyota Sienna chassis manufactured July 1, 2015, to August 20, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the Toyota seat belt tab may not properly latch to the Amerivan's Qstem seat belt buckle assembly. As a result, the seat belt may unlatch unexpectedly when pulled on. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorage."
What could happen
If the seat belt unlatches, the occupant would not be properly restrained and is at an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.
The fix
Eldorado will notify owners, and dealers will install a new Q-stem assembly with an alternate buckle assembly, free of charge. The recall began on October 7, 2015. Owners may contact Eldorado customer service at 1-785-827-1033.
Vehicles covered
- Eldorado Amerivan 2015
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 15V556000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Eldorado National- Kansas
- Reported to NHTSA
- Sep 3, 2015
- Owners notified
- Oct 7, 2015
- Vehicles or items affected
- 23
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Jul 1, 2015 to Aug 20, 2015
- Part
- Seat belts › Front › Anchorage
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 210
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.
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.