Campaign 23V-372

Seat belt mounting fasteners may be improperly secured

Defect summary

Autocar, LLC (Autocar) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Autocar DC (Legend) trucks. The seat belt mounting fasteners may be improperly secured.

Consequence

Loose seat belt mounting fasteners may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect, secure, or replace the seat belt mounting fasteners, as necessary, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed January 19, 2024. Owners may contact Autocar's customer service at 1-888-218-3611. Autocar's number for this recall is DC-2302.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file, campaign 23V372000. Text as published by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered

One product line is covered

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA about seat belts on these vehicles: 0, of which 0 involved a crash, fire, injury or death. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered by campaign 23V-372
Make	Model	Model years	Complaints on this component
Autocar	Legend	2020 to 2023	0

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls and complaints files. Equipment, tire and child-seat campaigns list products, not vehicles.

Investigation

No NHTSA investigation is linked to this recall

Most recalls are started by the manufacturer. This one lists "Manufacturer" as its origin.

Before the recall

No service bulletins on this component preceded the recall

Distinct manufacturer communications on the same component group, make, model and model year in the 24 months before the report date.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications file.

Service bulletins

21V-030 Jan 28, 2021
These vehicles may have a seat belt harness routing located too close to the seat mechanism
12V-394 Aug 13, 2012
Seatbelt and tether intermediate connection point (ICP) located on the seat bracket may interfere with the seatbelt retractor mechanism as the…
08V-324 Jul 17, 2008
Seat belt tether between the seat belt floor anchor point and the suspension seat belt anchor point was not installed
08V-322 Jul 16, 2008
Seat belt tether between the seat belt floor anchor point and the suspension seat belt anchor point was not installed