# NHTSA recall 18V782000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 18V782000
- Manufacturer: National Van Builders, Inc.
- Reported: 2018\-11\-06
- Owners notified: 2018\-11\-26
- Component: SEATS
- Units potentially affected: 475

## What is wrong

National Van Builders, Inc. \(National Van\) is recalling certain 2015\-2018 Ford Transit vehicles equipped with Freedman GO\-ES Foldaway Seats, part numbers 43705, 45467, 48923, and 75719.  When the back seat cushion is rotated from the stowed position to the upright position, the seat cushion may not remain locked into place when under load, such as in a crash or a sudden stop.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard \(FMVSS\) number 207, "Seating Systems."


## What can happen

In the event of a crash, if the seat back moves, the seat occupant has an increased risk of injury.


## The remedy

National Van will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and repair the foldaway seat, free of charge.  The recall began November 26, 2018.  Owners may contact National Van customer service at 1\-508\-222\-2272.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 7, for 2020 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2020\-05\-11
- Vehicles in the campaign: 475
- Reported remedied: 7 \(1%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 quarter 2, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2015 FORD TRANSIT](/makes/ford/transit/2015/recalls.md). Built 2018\-05\-29 to 2018\-10\-31.
- [2016 FORD TRANSIT](/makes/ford/transit/2016/recalls.md). Built 2018\-05\-29 to 2018\-10\-31.
- [2017 FORD TRANSIT](/makes/ford/transit/2017/recalls.md). Built 2018\-05\-29 to 2018\-10\-31.
- [2018 FORD TRANSIT](/makes/ford/transit/2018/recalls.md). Built 2018\-05\-29 to 2018\-10\-31.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [SSM 47690](/bulletins/10152483.md), 2019-01-07, Service bulletin
- [tsb18\-2179](/bulletins/10144181.md), 2018-09-10, Service bulletin
- [TSB18\-2084](/bulletins/10137070.md), 2018-05-21, Service bulletin
- [SSM 46716](/bulletins/10115958.md), 2017-08-25, Service bulletin
- [44960](/bulletins/10058200.md), 2015-08-13, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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