The defect
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.
The remedy
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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Goshen Commander | 2014, 2015 |
| Goshen Connection | 2014, 2015 |
| Goshen G-Force | 2014, 2015 |
| Goshen G-Force Access | 2014, 2015 |
| Goshen G-Force LTD | 2014, 2015 |
| Goshen Gcii | 2014, 2015 |
| Goshen Impulse | 2014, 2015 |
| Goshen Mainstream LOW Floor | 2014, 2015 |
| Goshen Pacer | 2014, 2015 |
| Goshen Pacer LS | 2014, 2015 |
| Goshen Pacer LTD | 2014, 2015 |
| Goshen Sentinel | 2014, 2015 |
| Goshen Sentinel UC | 2014, 2015 |
Components: SEATS
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 | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| Goshen Commander | 2015 | 0 | 3 |
| Goshen Connection | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| Goshen Connection | 2015 | 0 | 3 |
| Goshen G-Force | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| Goshen G-Force | 2015 | 0 | 3 |
| Goshen G-Force Access | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| Goshen G-Force Access | 2015 | 0 | 3 |
| Goshen G-Force LTD | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| Goshen G-Force LTD | 2015 | 0 | 3 |
| Goshen Gcii | 2014 | 0 | 6 |
| Goshen Gcii | 2015 | 0 | 5 |
| Goshen Impulse | 2014 | 0 | 6 |
| Goshen Impulse | 2015 | 0 | 7 |
| Goshen Mainstream LOW Floor | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| Goshen Mainstream LOW Floor | 2015 | 0 | 3 |
| Goshen Pacer | 2014 | 0 | 5 |
| Goshen Pacer | 2015 | 0 | 4 |
| Goshen Pacer LS | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| Goshen Pacer LS | 2015 | 0 | 3 |
| Goshen Pacer LTD | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| Goshen Pacer LTD | 2015 | 0 | 3 |
| Goshen Sentinel | 2014 | 0 | 4 |
| Goshen Sentinel | 2015 | 0 | 3 |
| Goshen Sentinel UC | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| Goshen Sentinel UC | 2015 | 0 | 3 |
Other seats recalls in 2015
17 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the seats; Goshen Coach filed 7 campaigns in all.
| 15V862000 22 Dec 2015 | Motor Coach Industries |
| 15V843000 15 Dec 2015 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 15V833000 11 Dec 2015 | General Motors LLC |
| 15V824000 8 Dec 2015 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 15V653000 14 Oct 2015 | The RV Factory llc |
| 15V636000 9 Oct 2015 | General Motors LLC |
| 15V600000 25 Sept 2015 | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC |
| 15V397000 23 Jun 2015 | Forest River, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015