Tiara Motor Coach Division: Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Tiara Motor Coach Division reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 12, 1999 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 191. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CONVERSION VANS BUILT ON DODGE SHORT WHEEL BASE CHASSIS AND INCLUDES THE REMOVABLE MID-SEAT WITH THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR MOUNTED TO THE SEAT PEDESTAL, HAVE BEEN FOUND NOT TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 207, "SEATING SYSTEMS," AND NO. 210, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ANCHORAGES."
The risk
IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED.
The remedy
TIARA HAS GONE OUT OF BUSINESS. THE CORRECTION WAS TO REPAIR THE SEATING SYSTEM.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Tiara Conversion Van | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Tiara Conversion Van | 0 | 4 | 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 99V269000.
Full record for the 1998 Tiara Conversion Van → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →