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Kiel Seats recall
Recalled August 10, 2020 · NHTSA recall 20E054000 · Kiel
Description
Kiel N.A., L.L.C (Kiel) is recalling certain Avance 2025, 2050 and 1030 passenger seats for motorcoaches. The mounting point of the seat belt retractor for the last row of seats may cause the seat belts retractors to not function properly. This applies to rear cross seat chassis part number 171731, 171732, 158777, and 158778 in combination with 3-point automatic belt Emergency Locking Retractor/Automatic Locking Retractor part number 513862. As such, these passenger seats fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."
What to do
Kiel will notify owners, and dealers will install modifications to all of the affected last row seats, free of charge. The manufacturer has not provided a schedule for recall notification. Owners may contact Kiel customer service at 1-574-293-3600.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Official recall notice on nhtsa.gov →