The defect
REV Recreation Group (REV) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Renegade RV Verona, Verona LE and Specialty Sprinter vehicles, 2011-2017 Explorer, Ikon and Core vehicles, 2014-2017 XL, Classic with Garage, Toter Home and Villagio vehicles, 2015-2017 Classic-Equine and Vienna vehicles, and 2011-2016 RSV vehicles. In the affected motor coaches and motorhomes, the seat belt anchorage hardware may pull out of the floor framing in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 207, "Seating Systems," and 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."
The risk
In the event of sudden braking or a vehicle crash, the seat belts may detach from the floor framing, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
REV will notify owners, and dealers will replace the seat belt mounting hardware and install reinforcement plating, free of charge. REV Recreation Group issued interim notifications to owners for certain model year 2016-2017 Specialty Sprinter, 2015-2017 Vienna, and 2014-2017 Villagio, Class C motorhomes, and 2011-2017 Ikon, Class "Super C" motorhomes. REV Recreation Group issued notification informing owners of the of certain model year 2011-2017 Classic (including Classic Equine and Classic with Garage), model year 2011-2017 Explorer, model year 2011-2016 RSV, model year 2014-2017 Toter Home, model year 2014-2017 XL, model year 2016-2017 Verona, and model year 2016-2017 Verona LE, Class "Super" C motorhomes; The recall began on March 14, 2017 for these vehicles. Owners may contact REV customer service at 1-800-509-3417. REV's number for this recall is 170110REV.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Renegade RV Classic | 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Renegade RV Classic W/ Garage | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Renegade RV Core | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Renegade RV Explorer | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Renegade RV Ikon | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Renegade RV RSV | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Renegade RV Specialty Sprinter | 2016, 2017 |
| Renegade RV Toter Home | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Renegade RV Verona | 2016, 2017 |
| Renegade RV Verona LE | 2016, 2017 |
| Renegade RV Vienna | 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Renegade RV Villagio | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Renegade RV XL | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
Components: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renegade RV Classic | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Renegade RV Classic | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Renegade RV Classic | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| Renegade RV Classic W/ Garage | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Renegade RV Classic W/ Garage | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Renegade RV Classic W/ Garage | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Renegade RV Classic W/ Garage | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| Renegade RV Core | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| Renegade RV Core | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| Renegade RV Core | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Renegade RV Core | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Renegade RV Core | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Renegade RV Core | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Renegade RV Core | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| Renegade RV Explorer | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| Renegade RV Explorer | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| Renegade RV Explorer | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Renegade RV Explorer | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Renegade RV Explorer | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Renegade RV Explorer | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Renegade RV Explorer | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| Renegade RV Ikon | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| Renegade RV Ikon | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| Renegade RV Ikon | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Renegade RV Ikon | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Renegade RV Ikon | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Renegade RV Ikon | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Renegade RV Ikon | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| Renegade RV RSV | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| Renegade RV RSV | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
Other seat belts recalls in 2017
28 of the 810 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2017 concerned the seat belts; REV Recreation Group filed 45 campaigns in all.
| 17V826000 18 Dec 2017 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 17V729000 17 Nov 2017 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 17V685000 27 Oct 2017 | Eldorado National- California, Inc. |
| 17V666000 19 Oct 2017 | Van-Con, Inc. |
| 17V659000 18 Oct 2017 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 17V617000 4 Oct 2017 | Hyundai Motor America |
| 17V582000 20 Sept 2017 | Double K Inc. |
| 17V567000 14 Sept 2017 | General Motors LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2017