Tiara Motor Coach Division: Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Tiara Motor Coach Division reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 21, 1998 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 369. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CONVERSION VANS BUILT ON CHEVROLET ASTRO AND GMC SAFARI CHASSIS. THE UPPER SEAT BELT MOUNTING BRACKETS FOR THE REAR SOFA ARE NOT CAPABLE OF PASSING THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 207, "SEATING SYSTEMS," AND NO. 210, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ANCHORAGES."
The risk
THE SEAT OCCUPANT WILL NOT BE ADEQUATELY RESTRAINED IN THE EVENT OF A FRONT IMPACT CAUSING INJURIES TO THE SEAT'S OCCUPANT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE BRACKETS.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Tiara Chevrolet Astro | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Tiara Conversion Van | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Tiara GMC Safari | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Tiara Chevrolet Astro | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Tiara Conversion Van | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Tiara GMC Safari | 0 | 1 | 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 98V165000.
Full record for the 1998 Tiara Chevrolet Astro → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →