Tomberlin Avl, model year 2012. Filed by Tomberlin Automotive Group and reported to NHTSA on 8 November 2011. 8 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Tomberlin automotive group is recalling certain model year 2012 tomberlin avl low speed vehicles manufactured from june 2011 through september 2011. the seat belt identification tag does not include the date of manufacturer. accordingly, the seat belts fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 11V535 cover?
- Tomberlin Avl, model year 2012.
- What is wrong with them?
- TOMBERLIN AUTOMOTIVE GROUP IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 TOMBERLIN AVL LOW SPEED VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JUNE 2011 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2011. THE SEAT BELT IDENTIFICATION TAG DOES NOT INCLUDE THE DATE OF MANUFACTURER.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- IN THE EVENT OF A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE AFFECTED SEAT BELTS, THE VEHICLE OWNER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE SEAT BELT IF IT DOES NOT HAVE A DATE OF MANUFACTURE.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. TOMBERLIN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE SEAT BELTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 10, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOMBERLIN AT 1-706-860-8880.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
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: “IN THE EVENT OF A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE AFFECTED SEAT BELTS, THE VEHICLE OWNER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE SEAT BELT IF IT DOES NOT HAVE A DATE OF MANUFACTURE.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 11V535 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | TOMBERLIN AUTOMOTIVE GROUP |
| System at fault | Seat Belts |
| Reported to NHTSA | 8 November 2011 |
| Model years | 2012-2012 |
| Vehicles named | TOMBERLIN AVL |
What the notice says today
The consequence
IN THE EVENT OF A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE AFFECTED SEAT BELTS, THE VEHICLE OWNER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE SEAT BELT IF IT DOES NOT HAVE A DATE OF MANUFACTURE.
The remedy
TOMBERLIN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE SEAT BELTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 10, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOMBERLIN AT 1-706-860-8880.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 451 notices in the record whose component field names seat belts. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 48 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
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CarsMultiverse, recall 11V535, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/11v535/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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- Defect summary
852d86e8 - Consequence
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