Goshen Coach: Seats
Goshen Coach reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 10, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,494. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Goshen Coach (Goshen) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Pacer, Pacer LS, PacerLTD, GCII, Impulse, Connection, Commander, G-Force, G-Force Access, G-FforceLTD, Sentinel, Sentinel UC, Mainstream Low Floor vehicles manufactured July 1, 2014, to July 27, 2015. The driver and passenger seat mounting space not have been properly tightened. The bolts can come loose and cause the seat to move if involved in a crash. Thus, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 207, "Seating Systems."
The risk
The failure of the seat to stay in place in the event of a crash increases the risk of injury to the occupant in that seat.
The remedy
Goshen will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and re-tighten the bolts, free of charge. The recall began on September 3, 2015. Owners may contact Goshen customer service at 1-574-970-6300.
26 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Goshen Commander | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Goshen Connection | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Goshen G-Force | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Goshen G-Force Access | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Goshen G-Force LTD | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Goshen GC II | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Goshen Impulse | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Goshen Mainstream Low Floor | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Goshen Pacer | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Goshen Pacer LS | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Goshen Pacer LTD | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Goshen Sentinel | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Goshen Sentinel UC | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Goshen Commander | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Goshen Connection | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Goshen G-Force | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Goshen G-Force Access | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Goshen G-Force LTD | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Goshen GC II | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Goshen Impulse | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Goshen Mainstream Low Floor | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Goshen Pacer | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Goshen Pacer LS | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Goshen Pacer LTD | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Goshen Sentinel | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Goshen Sentinel UC | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 15V503000.
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