The defect
VANCRAFT LLC (VanCraft) is recalling certain 2014-2023 SWB, LWB, 2023 LWB Pro, 2023-2024 Rover, Rover XL and Alltrek campervans. The reinforcement hardware, mounting hardware, and seat belt anchor bolts in the rear bench seating system may fail under load. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 207, "Seating Systems" and 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."
The risk
Hardware failure may prevent the seat and/or seatbelt from adequately restraining an occupant, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will install new seat belt anchor hardware, flooring reinforcement, and reinforced bench seat bars, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 19, 2024. Owners may contact Vancraft customer service at 1-888-381-7333.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Vancraft Alltrek | 2023, 2024 |
| Vancraft LWB | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Vancraft LWB XL | 2023 |
| Vancraft Rover | 2023, 2024 |
| Vancraft Rover XL | 2023, 2024 |
| Vancraft SWB | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
Components: SEAT BELTS:CRITICAL FASTENERS | SEATS | SEATS:CRITICAL FASTENERS | SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vancraft Alltrek | 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| Vancraft Alltrek | 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| Vancraft LWB | 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| Vancraft LWB | 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| Vancraft LWB | 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| Vancraft LWB | 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| Vancraft LWB | 2018 | 0 | 2 |
| Vancraft LWB | 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| Vancraft LWB | 2020 | 0 | 2 |
| Vancraft LWB | 2021 | 0 | 2 |
| Vancraft LWB | 2022 | 0 | 2 |
| Vancraft LWB | 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| Vancraft LWB XL | 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| Vancraft Rover | 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| Vancraft Rover | 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| Vancraft Rover XL | 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| Vancraft Rover XL | 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| Vancraft SWB | 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| Vancraft SWB | 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| Vancraft SWB | 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| Vancraft SWB | 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| Vancraft SWB | 2018 | 0 | 2 |
| Vancraft SWB | 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| Vancraft SWB | 2020 | 0 | 2 |
| Vancraft SWB | 2021 | 0 | 2 |
| Vancraft SWB | 2022 | 0 | 2 |
| Vancraft SWB | 2023 | 0 | 2 |
Other seats recalls in 2024
32 of the 950 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2024 concerned the seats; VANCRAFT LLC filed 3 campaigns in all.
| 24V962000 20 Dec 2024 | Kia America, Inc. |
| 24V888000 25 Nov 2024 | Braun Corporation |
| 24V886000 22 Nov 2024 | Tesla, Inc. |
| 24V869000 19 Nov 2024 | Volvo Car USA, LLC |
| 24V859000 14 Nov 2024 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 24V808000 25 Oct 2024 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
| 24V749000 4 Oct 2024 | Quality Van Sales, Inc. |
| 24V573000 1 Aug 2024 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2024