Summit recall: Air bags
What is wrong
Hickory Springs Manufacturing Company (HSM) is recalling certain Summit-brand driver and front passenger seat accessory seat covers sold for use in RAM ProMaster, Ford Transit and Mercedes Sprinter vehicles. The outside edge seam of the seat cover may not open up as designed, possibly affecting the deployment of the seat-mounted air bags in the event of a crash.
What could happen
In the event of a crash, if the seat-mounted air bags cannot deploy as intended, the occupants have an increased risk of injury.
The fix
Hickory Springs will inspect and remove the defective seat cover and replace it with a new seat cover, free of charge. The recall began on May 31, 2017. Owners may contact HSM customer service at 1-800-438-5341.
Vehicles covered
- Summit Seat Cover, With Air Bag
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 17E026000
- Type
- Equipment
- Filed by
- Hickory Springs Manufacturing Company
- Reported to NHTSA
- May 15, 2017
- Owners notified
- May 31, 2017
- Vehicles or items affected
- 29
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Sep 1, 2016 to May 1, 2017
- Part
- Air bags
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.