Kiel recall: Seat belts
What is wrong
Kiel N.A. LLC., (Kiel) is recalling certain Avance coach seats, part numbers 2025 and 2050. The automatic locking retractor (ALR) mode of the seat belts supplied with these seats cannot be activated. As such, these seats fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies".
What could happen
A seat belt that doesn't function properly can increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
The fix
Kiel will notify the coach bus manufacturers that purchased the seat belts, and dealers for those manufacturers will replace the affected belts, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a schedule for recall notification. Owners may contact Kiel customer service at 1-574-293-3600.
Vehicles covered
- Kiel Avance
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 20E050000
- Type
- Equipment
- Filed by
- Kiel N.A., L.L.C
- Reported to NHTSA
- Jul 24, 2020
- Owners notified
- Aug 5, 2020
- Vehicles or items affected
- 1,492
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Seat belts › Front › Retractor; Seat belts › Front; Seat belts
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 209
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.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Kiel recall: Seats Aug 10, 2020
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.