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Hometown Trolley Villager Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 7 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 11 model years of the Hometown Trolley Villager (2008–2019).

7
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
2009
year with most recalls

Pick your Hometown Trolley Villager model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2019 Hometown Trolley Villager10
2018 Hometown Trolley Villager20
2017 Hometown Trolley Villager30
2016 Hometown Trolley Villager10
2014 Hometown Trolley Villager10
2013 Hometown Trolley Villager10
2012 Hometown Trolley Villager10
2011 Hometown Trolley Villager10
2010 Hometown Trolley Villager30
2009 Hometown Trolley Villager40
2008 Hometown Trolley Villager30

All Hometown Trolley Villager recalls (7)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Hometown Trolley Villager, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Caliper (service brakes)

    NHTSA 19V029000 Reported 5 vehicles potentially affected Double K Inc.

    Double K Inc. (Double K) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Hometown Trolley Villager, Mainstreet, and Steetcar trackless trolley buses, built on a Daimler trucks North America (DTNA) Freightliner chassis. The brake caliper mounting bolts may have been insufficiently tightened.

    Remedy: Double K will notify owners, instructing them to contact a DTNA dealer to have the brake caliper mounting bolts checked and tightened, free of charge. The recall began February 11, 2019. Owners may contact Double K…

    Model years: 2017, 2018

  2. Caliper (service brakes)

    NHTSA 19V030000 Reported 5 vehicles potentially affected Double K Inc.

    Double K, Inc is recalling certain 2017-2019 Hometown Trolley Villager, Mainstreet, and Streetcar trackless trolley buses, built on a Daimler trucks North America (DTNA) Freightliner chassis equipped with air disc brakes. The brake caliper mounting bolts on these vehicles may be insufficiently tightened, allowing the bolts to loosen.

    Remedy: Double K will notify owners, instructing them to contact a DTNA dealer to have the brake caliper mounting bolts checked and tightened, free of charge. The recall began April 5, 2019. Owners may contact Double K…

    Model years: 2017, 2018, 2019

  3. Buckle assembly (seat belts) and seat belts

    NHTSA 17V582000 Reported 16 vehicles potentially affected Double K Inc.

    Double K Inc. (Double K) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Hometown Trolley Villager, Mainstreet, and Streetcar trackless trolley buses, equipped with Recaro Commercial Bus Driver Seats, models Ergo R, Ergo D, AM71, AM72 and AM80. In the affected seats, the seat belt buckle may be stuck in the locked position, preventing the seat belt…

    Remedy: Double K will notify owners, and dealers will replace the buckle housings, free of charge. The recall began on November 10, 2017. Owners may contact Recaro customer service at 1-248-364-3818 or Double K customer…

    Model years: 2016, 2017

  4. Equipment adaptive/mobility

    NHTSA 14V766000 Reported 5 vehicles potentially affected Double K Inc.

    Double K Inc. (Double K) is recalling certain Hometown Trolley Villager transit buses manufactured August 15, 2008, to May 24, 2014. The affected vehicles are equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon Corporation. The platform side plate of the affected wheelchair…

    Remedy: Double K will notify owners to take buses to a Ricon dealer or service center who will install supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge.…

    Model years: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

  5. Electrical system

    NHTSA 14V209000 Reported 34 vehicles potentially affected Double K Inc.

    Double K, Inc. (Double K) is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 Hometown Trolley Villager and Mainstreet trolleys equipped with A&M Systems-brand electric door actuators. Voltage spikes may damage certain electrical components and electrical circuits within the actuator, causing the circuit board to develop high resistance.

    Remedy: Double K has notified owners, and dealers will replace the circuit board, free of charge. The recall began on April 9, 2014. Owners may contact Double K customer service at 1-715-478-5090.

    Model years: 2009, 2010

  6. Equipment adaptive/mobility

    NHTSA 12V344000 Reported 4 vehicles potentially affected DOUBLE K INC.

    Double K is recalling certain model year 2007-2009 Hometown Trolley Villager and model year 2009 Hometown Trolley Mainstreet vehicles equipped with a Braun Vista-2 or Century-2 wheelchair lift. Over time and with frequent use, the roll stop latches on the outer barrier may become bent or misaligned.

    Remedy: Double K will notify owners, and the repairs will be performed by authorized Braun dealers free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin during september 2012. Owners may contact Double K at 1-478-822-2242.

    Model years: 2008, 2009

  7. Air conditioner (equipment)

    NHTSA 11V559000 Reported 68 vehicles potentially affected DOUBLE K INC.

    Double k (dba hometown trolley) is recalling certain model year 2008 through 2010 villager and mainstreet buses manufactured from november 2008 though december 2010 and equipped with carrier genv em-1 evaporator units, containing a delphi pack-con iii fuse holder in an allied motion motor assembly. Due to time, temperature, and/or…

    Remedy: Double k will notify owners and provide information on how to obtain the retrofit kit from carrier along with repair instructions. This service will be performed free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided an…

    Model years: 2008, 2009, 2010

Other Hometown Trolley models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.