Villa 903 Recalls

All Villa 903 recalls can be found below. It is important to us to provide a complete resource for recall information, so if you know of any additional related recalls, please contact us to let us know.

March 7th, 2005

NHTSA Campaign Number: 05E017000
Manufacturer: VILLA INTERNATIONAL
Date of Owner Notification: April 19th, 2005

Defect Summary:
CERTAIN VILLA DRIVER'S SEAT, MODEL 903, WITH A 5 INCH SWIVEL PEDESTAL INSTALLED IN 2001 THROUGH 2005 NEWELL MOTORCOACHES. THE SWIVEL PEDESTAL CENTER BOLT PULLS THROUGH THE PEDESTAL TOP PLATE AND CANNOT MEET THE FULL LOAD REQUIREMENT OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 207, SEATING SYSTEMS.

Consequence Summary:
IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE CENTER BOLT ON THE SWIVEL PEDESTAL CAN BREAK, POTENTIALLY LEADING TO SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO THE OCCUPANT.

Corrective Summary:
VILLA WILL NOTIFY THE CUSTOMER OF NEWELL COACH AND REPLACE THE PEDESTAL WITH A REINFORCEMENT PEDESTAL FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN APRIL 19, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VILLA INTERNATIONAL AT 1-888-707-7272.

Recall Notes:
CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

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