The defect
Goshen Coach (Goshen) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Pacer, Pacer LS, Pacer LTD, GCII, Impulse, Connection, Commander, G-Force, G-Force Access, G-Force LTD, Sentinel, Sentinel UC, and Mainstream Low Floor buses manufactured August 26, 2013, to June 18, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the passenger seat belts may rub against the metal seat frame and fray. As a result, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."
The risk
A frayed seat belt fray may fail to properly restrain the seat occupant in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Goshen will notify owners, and dealers will install a plastic sleeve over the metal seat frame, and replace any seat belts that show evidence of fraying, free of charge. The recall began on July 30, 2015. Owners may contact Goshen customer service at 1-877-734-4943.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Goshen Commander | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Goshen Connection | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Goshen G-Force | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Goshen G-Force Access | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Goshen G-Force LTD | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Goshen Gcii | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Goshen Impulse | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Goshen Mainstream LOW Floor | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Goshen Pacer | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Goshen Pacer LS | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Goshen Pacer LTD | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Goshen Sentinel | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Goshen Sentinel UC | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
Components: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goshen Commander | 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| Goshen Commander | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| Goshen Commander | 2015 | 0 | 3 |
| Goshen Connection | 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| Goshen Connection | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| Goshen Connection | 2015 | 0 | 3 |
| Goshen G-Force | 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| Goshen G-Force | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| Goshen G-Force | 2015 | 0 | 3 |
| Goshen G-Force Access | 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| Goshen G-Force Access | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| Goshen G-Force Access | 2015 | 0 | 3 |
| Goshen G-Force LTD | 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| Goshen G-Force LTD | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| Goshen G-Force LTD | 2015 | 0 | 3 |
| Goshen Gcii | 2013 | 0 | 5 |
| Goshen Gcii | 2014 | 0 | 6 |
| Goshen Gcii | 2015 | 0 | 5 |
| Goshen Impulse | 2013 | 0 | 4 |
| Goshen Impulse | 2014 | 0 | 6 |
| Goshen Impulse | 2015 | 0 | 7 |
| Goshen Mainstream LOW Floor | 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| Goshen Mainstream LOW Floor | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| Goshen Mainstream LOW Floor | 2015 | 0 | 3 |
| Goshen Pacer | 2013 | 0 | 4 |
| Goshen Pacer | 2014 | 0 | 5 |
| Goshen Pacer | 2015 | 0 | 4 |
| Goshen Pacer LS | 2013 | 0 | 3 |
| Goshen Pacer LS | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| Goshen Pacer LS | 2015 | 0 | 3 |
Other seat belts recalls in 2015
26 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the seat belts; Goshen Coach filed 7 campaigns in all.
| 15V876000 23 Dec 2015 | General Motors LLC |
| 15V867000 22 Dec 2015 | Ford Motor Company |
| 15V848000 17 Dec 2015 | Jayco, Inc. |
| 15V820000 7 Dec 2015 | Polaris Industries, Inc. |
| 15V806000 30 Nov 2015 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 15V780000 23 Nov 2015 | Tesla Motors, Inc. |
| 15V694000 23 Oct 2015 | Halcore Group, Inc. |
| 15V657000 14 Oct 2015 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015