Campaign 25E-056

Pedestal mounting plate may be improperly welded, causing the plate to separate and the seat assembly to loosen or detach

Defect summary

Villa International is recalling certain pedestals and seat anchorages, part number 400004. The pedestal mounting plate may be improperly welded, causing the plate to separate and the seat assembly to loosen or detach. As such, these seat assemblies fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 207, "Seating Systems," and 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."

Consequence

A loose or detached seat assembly increases the risk of injury.

Remedy

Villa International will work with the affected vehicle manufacturers to inspect for a missing weld and replace the pedestal as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed September 15, 2025. Owners may contact Villa International customer service at 1-888-707-7272.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file, campaign 25E056000. Text as published by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered

One product line is covered

Vehicles covered by campaign 25E-056
Make	Model	Model years
Villa	Seating Pedestal	Year not stated

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

24E-002 Jan 11, 2024
Pedestal mounting plate may be improperly welded, which can cause the plate to separate and the seat assembly to loosen or detach
23E-098 Dec 29, 2023
Pedestal mounting plate may be improperly welded, causing the plate to separate and the seat assembly to loosen or detach
10E-030 Jul 28, 2010
Support bracket retainer plate, p/n 16393, was not welded to the rear underside of the swivel top plate
10E-015 May 3, 2010
Seat's slide tracks fail to conform to the static pull test of federal motor vehicle safety standard nos. 207, "seating systems," and 210, "seat…
07E-079 Sep 21, 2007
Certain villa air ride driver seats built since july 2005 with the v2500 or v2000 iss adnik/villa frame installed as original equipment on certain…
05E-017 Mar 28, 2005
Certain villa driver's seat, model 903, with a 5 inch swivel pedestal installed in 2001 through 2005 newell motorcoaches