Seats
NHTSA recall 15V503000 · announced August 10, 2015 · filed by Goshen Coach · 1,494 units affected
The problem
Goshen Coach (Goshen) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Pacer, Pacer LS, PacerLTD, GCII, Impulse, Connection, Commander, G-Force, G-Force Access, G-FforceLTD, Sentinel, Sentinel UC, Mainstream Low Floor vehicles manufactured July 1, 2014, to July 27, 2015. The driver and passenger seat mounting space not have been properly tightened. The bolts can come loose and cause the seat to move if involved in a crash. Thus, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 207, "Seating Systems."
The risk
The failure of the seat to stay in place in the event of a crash increases the risk of injury to the occupant in that seat.
What to do
Goshen will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and re-tighten the bolts, free of charge. The recall began on September 3, 2015. Owners may contact Goshen customer service at 1-574-970-6300.
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.
Vehicles covered by this recall
- 2014 Goshen Commander
- 2015 Goshen Commander
- 2014 Goshen Connection
- 2015 Goshen Connection
- 2014 Goshen G-force
- 2015 Goshen G-force
- 2014 Goshen G-force Access
- 2015 Goshen G-force Access
- 2014 Goshen G-force Ltd
- 2015 Goshen G-force Ltd
- 2014 Goshen Gcii
- 2015 Goshen Gcii
- 2014 Goshen Impulse
- 2015 Goshen Impulse
- 2014 Goshen Mainstream Low Floor
- 2015 Goshen Mainstream Low Floor
- 2014 Goshen Pacer
- 2015 Goshen Pacer
- 2014 Goshen Pacer Ls
- 2015 Goshen Pacer Ls
- 2014 Goshen Pacer Ltd
- 2015 Goshen Pacer Ltd
- 2014 Goshen Sentinel
- 2015 Goshen Sentinel
- 2014 Goshen Sentinel Uc
- 2015 Goshen Sentinel Uc
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.