The defect
Mobility Ventures LLC (Mobility Ventures) is recalling certain 2011-2016 MV-1 vehicles. During a hard rear impact, the driver's seat-height adjustment assembly may disengage from the seat track and the fore/aft seat adjuster may be released, potentially causing the seat to disengage from the seat track.
The risk
If the driver's seat partially of fully disengages from the seat track in a rear-end crash, they have an increased risk of injury.
The remedy
Mobility Ventures will notify owners, and dealers will install a seat track reinforcement kit, free of charge. The recall began on February 14, 2018. Owners may contact Mobility Ventures customer service at 1-877-681-3678. Mobility Ventures number for this recall is R1801.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mobility Ventures MV-1 | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mobility Ventures MV-1 | 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| Mobility Ventures MV-1 | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| Mobility Ventures MV-1 | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Mobility Ventures MV-1 | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Mobility Ventures MV-1 | 2015 | 3 | 3 |
| Mobility Ventures MV-1 | 2016 | 1 | 3 |
Other seats recalls in 2017
32 of the 810 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2017 concerned the seats; Mobility Ventures LLC filed 3 campaigns in all.
| 17V820000 20 Dec 2017 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 17V778000 4 Dec 2017 | Triple E Recreational Vehicles |
| 17V775000 1 Dec 2017 | Ford Motor Company |
| 17V767000 29 Nov 2017 | Ford Motor Company |
| 17V764000 29 Nov 2017 | Bugatti |
| 17V725000 17 Nov 2017 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 17V716000 14 Nov 2017 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| 17V694000 2 Nov 2017 | Van-Con, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2017