NHTSA Campaign 20E054000

SEAT BELTS

Issued by Kiel N.A., L.L.C · Reported Aug 10, 2020 · 437 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Kiel N.A., L.L.C (Kiel) is recalling certain Avance 2025, 2050 and 1030 passenger seats for motorcoaches. The mounting point of the seat belt retractor for the last row of seats may cause the seat belts retractors to not function properly. This applies to rear cross seat chassis part number 171731, 171732, 158777, and 158778 in combination with 3-point automatic belt Emergency Locking Retractor/Automatic Locking Retractor part number 513862. As such, these passenger seats fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."

Consequence

An improperly operating seat belt lock system increases chance of injury in the event of a crash.

Remedy

Kiel will notify owners, and dealers will install modifications to all of the affected last row seats, free of charge. The manufacturer has not provided a schedule for recall notification. Owners may contact Kiel customer service at 1-574-293-3600.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
KIEL AVANCE 437

Source: NHTSA Campaign 20E054000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.