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July 11, 2023 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 23E053000
Passenger Flip Seat Missing Safety Clip
The passenger flip-up seat may fall without the safety clip, increasing the risk of injury.
NHTSA Campaign Number: 23E053
Manufacturer Seats Incorporated
Components SEATS
Potential Number of Units Affected 8,853
Summary
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.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the retaining rings, free of charge. Owners may contact Seats Incorporated customer service at 1-800-767-3287.
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.
Chronology :
On November 4, 2022, Seats, Inc. was notified by Shyft Group of a flip cushion that was found to be missing a retaining ring during installation and inspection of the seat function in one of their cabs. In February 2023, an additional customer, Capacity of Texas (Rev Group), was identified as having potentially been affected by this defect. Product was returned to Seats Incorporated for inspection and additional seats were found in that population that were missing one of the retaining rings.
1 Affected Product
Equipment
BRAND | PART NO. | PRODUCTION DATES |
SEATS | SEAT |
2 Associated Documents
Defect Notice 573 Report
RCLRPT-23E053-1958.PDF 213.905KB
Recall Acknowledgement
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OMB Control No.: 2127-0004 Part 573 Safety Recall Report 23E-053 The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573 Manufacturer Name : Seats Incorporated Submission Date : JUL 11, 2023 NHTSA Recall No. : 23E-053 Manufacturer Recall No. : NR Manufacturer Information : Manufacturer Name : Seats Incorporated Address : 1515 Industrial Street Reedsburg WI 53959 Company phone : 800-767-3287 Population : Number of potentially involved : 8,853 Estimated percentage with defect : 100 % Equipment Information : Brand / Trade 1 : Seats Incorporated Model : Passenger Flip Seat Part No. : 188599VN01 Size : NR Function : Seat Descriptive Information : Production began on 02/12/2021. We were notified by our customer on 11/4/2022 that a manufacturing defect was discovered on our product during the installation process at their facility. At that time, additional safeguards and inspections were put into place at our facility to ensure no further defective product was shipped. To date, we have shipped 9,734 seats. 8,853 were shipped prior to implementing the additional safeguards and inspections. Production Dates : FEB 12, 2021 – NOV 04, 2022 Description of Defect : Description of the Defect : The passenger side flip-up seat may be missing a retaining ring that prevents the pivot rod from sliding. Absence of the ring could allow the rod to shift which could result in sudden loss of seat cushion support for the occupant. FMVSS 1 : NR FMVSS 2 : NR Description of the Safety Risk : Sudden loss of seat cushion support could increase the risk of an injury. Description of the Cause : NR Identification of Any Warning that can Occur : Loss of support could occur without warning. Part 573 Safety Recall Report 23E-053 Page 2 The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573 Involved Components : Component Name : R-Ring Component Description : 5/8″ Retaining Ring Component Part Number : 707616 Supplier Identification : Component Manufacturer Name : Seats Incorporated Address : 1515 Industrial Street Reedsburg Wisconsin 53581 Country : United States Chronology : On November 4, 2022, Seats, Inc. was notified by Shyft Group of a flip cushion that was found to be missing a retaining ring during installation and inspection of the seat function in one of their cabs. In February 2023, an additional customer, Capacity of Texas (Rev Group), was identified as having potentially been affected by this defect. Product was returned to Seats Incorporated for inspection and additional seats were found in that population that were missing one of the retaining rings. Description of Remedy : Description of Remedy Program : Seats Incorporated is working directly with both customers affected by this defect to identify any defective products and replace any missing or improperly installed retaining rings. How Remedy Component Differs from Recalled Component : The remedied product has both retaining rings properly installed on the pivot rod. Identify How/When Recall Condition was Corrected in Production : 100% inspection and validation of proper function was implemented on November 4th, 2022 for any new production components produced at Seats Incorporated. For product produced prior to that date, Seats Incorporated is currently working with our customers to identify and correct any defective product that has been sold. Recall Schedule : Part 573 Safety Recall Report 23E-053 Page 3 The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573 Description of Recall Schedule : This product was only sold to two customers. Both customers have already been notified and have filled out their own recall reports. To the best of our knowledge, no further notification is required. Planned Dealer Notification Date : NR – NR Planned Owner Notification Date : NR – NR Purchaser Information : The following manufacturers purchased this defective/noncompliant equipment for possible use or installation in new motor vehicles or new items of motor vehicle equipment: Name : NR Address : NR NR Country : NR Company Phone : NR * NR – Not Reported
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