Renegade Rv recall: Seat belts

What is wrong

REV Recreation Group (REV) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Renegade RV Verona, Verona LE and Specialty Sprinter vehicles, 2011-2017 Explorer, Ikon and Core vehicles, 2014-2017 XL, Classic with Garage, Toter Home and Villagio vehicles, 2015-2017 Classic-Equine and Vienna vehicles, and 2011-2016 RSV vehicles. In the affected motor coaches and motorhomes, the seat belt anchorage hardware may pull out of the floor framing in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 207, "Seating Systems," and 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."

What could happen

In the event of sudden braking or a vehicle crash, the seat belts may detach from the floor framing, increasing the risk of injury.

The fix

REV will notify owners, and dealers will replace the seat belt mounting hardware and install reinforcement plating, free of charge. REV Recreation Group issued interim notifications to owners for certain model year 2016-2017 Specialty Sprinter, 2015-2017 Vienna, and 2014-2017 Villagio, Class C motorhomes, and 2011-2017 Ikon, Class "Super C" motorhomes. REV Recreation Group issued notification informing owners of the of certain model year 2011-2017 Classic (including Classic Equine and Classic with Garage), model year 2011-2017 Explorer, model year 2011-2016 RSV, model year 2014-2017 Toter Home, model year 2014-2017 XL, model year 2016-2017 Verona, and model year 2016-2017 Verona LE, Class "Super" C motorhomes; The recall began on March 14, 2017 for these vehicles. Owners may contact REV customer service at 1-800-509-3417. REV's number for this recall is 170110REV.

Vehicles covered

• Renegade Rv Classic 2015–2017
• Renegade Rv Classic W/ Garage 2014–2017
• Renegade Rv Core 2011–2017
• Renegade Rv Explorer 2011–2017
• Renegade Rv Ikon 2011–2017
• Renegade Rv Rsv 2011–2016
• Renegade Rv Specialty Sprinter 2016–2017
• Renegade Rv Toter Home 2014–2017
• Renegade Rv Verona 2016–2017
• Renegade Rv Verona Le 2016–2017
• Renegade Rv Vienna 2015–2017
• Renegade Rv Villagio 2014–2017
• Renegade Rv Xl 2014–2017

Facts

NHTSA recall number

17V034000

Type

Vehicle

Filed by

Rev Recreation Group

Reported to NHTSA

Jan 13, 2017

Owners notified

Mar 14, 2017

Vehicles or items affected

884

Started by

The manufacturer

Built

Jan 14, 2011 to Dec 16, 2016

Part

Seat belts › Front › Anchorage

Maker's own recall number

170110REV

Safety standard

FMVSS 207

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.