Seats recall: Seats
What is wrong
Seats Incorporated is recalling certain Passenger Flip Seats, with part number, 188599VN01. The passenger flip-up seat may be missing the safety clip that prevents the pivot rod from sliding.
What could happen
The passenger flip-up seat may fall without the safety clip, increasing the risk of injury.
The fix
Dealers will replace the retaining rings, free of charge. Owners may contact Seats Incorporated customer service at 1-800-767-3287.
Vehicles covered
- Seats Seat
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 23E053000
- Type
- Equipment
- Filed by
- Seats Incorporated
- Reported to NHTSA
- Jul 11, 2023
- Owners notified
- Jul 11, 2023
- Vehicles or items affected
- 8,853
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Seats › Critical fasteners
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.nhtsa.gov.Please be reminded of the following requirements:You are required to submit a draft owner notification letter to this office no less than five days prior to mailing it to the customers.Also, copies of all notices, bulletins, dealer notifications, and other communications that relate to this recall, including a copy of the final owner notification letter and any subsequent owner follow-up notification letter(s), are required to be submitted to this office no later than 5 days after they are originally sent (if they are sent to more than one manufacturer, distributor, dealer, or purchaser/owner).Please be reminded that under 49 U.S.C. § 30112(a)(3), it is illegal for a manufacturer, to sell, offer for sale, import, or introduce or deliver into interstate commerce, a motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment that contains a safety defect once the manufacturer has notified NHTSA about that safety defect.This prohibition does not apply once the motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment has been remedied according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Seats recall: Seat belts Nov 20, 2013
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.