Ride The Ducks Amphibious Vehicle, model years 1996 to 2014. Filed by Ride The Ducks International LLC and reported to NHTSA on 15 March 2017. 105 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Ride The Ducks International LLC (RTDI) is recalling certain 1996-2014 Stretch Amphibious and Truck Amphibious passenger vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with 'Captain's Chair'-style driver's seats and non-retractable lap belt seat belt assemblies. The seats, seat belt assemblies and seat belt anchorage systems …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 17V182 cover?
- Ride The Ducks Amphibious Vehicle, model years 1996-2014.
- What is wrong with them?
- Ride The Ducks International LLC (RTDI) is recalling certain 1996-2014 Stretch Amphibious and Truck Amphibious passenger vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with 'Captain's Chair'-style driver's seats and non-retractable lap belt seat belt assemblies.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- If the driver seat, seat belt assemblies, or seat belt anchorages fail to restrain the driver in the event of a crash, it can increase the risk of injury.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. RTDI will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's seats and seat belt assembly, free of charge. The recall began on April 20, 2017. Owners may contact RTDI customer service at 1-417-266-7600.
- 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: “If the driver seat, seat belt assemblies, or seat belt anchorages fail to restrain the driver in the event of a crash, it can increase the risk of injury.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 17V182 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Ride The Ducks International LLC |
| System at fault | Seats |
| Reported to NHTSA | 15 March 2017 |
| Model years | 1996-2014 |
| Vehicles named | RIDE THE DUCKS AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLE |
What the notice says today
The consequence
If the driver seat, seat belt assemblies, or seat belt anchorages fail to restrain the driver in the event of a crash, it can increase the risk of injury.
The remedy
RTDI will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's seats and seat belt assembly, free of charge. The recall began on April 20, 2017. Owners may contact RTDI customer service at 1-417-266-7600.
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 459 notices in the record whose component field names seats. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 44 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 17V182, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v182/
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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Other Ride The Ducks notices we hold
- 17V501: 1996-2005 "Stretch" Amphibious Passenger
- 17V165: 1996-2014 Stretch Amphibious Passenger and Truck Amphibious Passenger
- 17V164: 1999-2002 Stretch Amphibious passenger
All 4 Ride The Ducks campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 17V182 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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