{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Autocar recall 14V198 (M-1405): Model Year 2012-2014 Xpert",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/14v198/",
  "summary": "Recall 14V198 (Autocar): Loose bolts may allow the seat to move in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury to the seat occupant.",
  "excerpt": "Autocar Xpert, model years 2012 to 2014. Filed by Autocar Industries, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 23 April 2014. 207 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Autocar Industries, LLC (Autocar) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 Xpert vehicles manufactured July 11, 2011, through March 5, 2014. During manufacturing, the floor mat may have been captured between the seat brackets and the cab sheet metal at all four connection points. This could cause the torque on the … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Autocar's own number for this recall: M-1405. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 14V198 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Loose bolts may allow the seat to move in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury to the seat occupant.” 14V198 Autocar Industries, LLC Seats 23 April 2014 2012-2014 AUTOCAR XPERT Loose bolts may allow the seat to move in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury to the seat occupant. Autocar will notify owners, and dealers will ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T16:02:10+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T08:26:23+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Autocar recall 14V198 (M-1405): Model Year 2012-2014 Xpert\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/14v198/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}