# NHTSA recall 19V229000

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: 19V229000
- Manufacturer: TransitWorks
- Reported: 2019\-03\-22
- Owners notified: 2019\-12\-19
- Component: SEATS
- Units potentially affected: 776

## What is wrong

TransitWorks is recalling certain 2015\-2018 Ford Transit, 2018 Ford Transit Connect, and 2016 Dodge Ram ProMaster vehicles modified to be equipped with Freedman Seating GO\-ES seats. 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.


## 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

TransitWorks has notified owners and instructed them to contact Freedman seats for a repair kit.  The recall began December 19, 2019.  Owners may contact Freedman Seating customer service at 1\-800\-443\-4540 or TransitWorks customer service at 1\-855\-337\-9543.


## 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 17, for 2023 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2024\-01\-26
- Vehicles in the campaign: 776
- Reported remedied: 20 \(2%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2023 quarter 4, 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 2015\-07\-09 to 2018\-12\-04.
- [2016 FORD TRANSIT](/makes/ford/transit/2016/recalls.md). Built 2015\-07\-09 to 2018\-12\-04.
- [2017 FORD TRANSIT](/makes/ford/transit/2017/recalls.md). Built 2015\-07\-09 to 2018\-12\-04.
- [2018 FORD TRANSIT](/makes/ford/transit/2018/recalls.md). Built 2015\-07\-09 to 2018\-12\-04.
- [2019 FORD TRANSIT](/makes/ford/transit/2019/recalls.md). Built 2015\-07\-09 to 2018\-12\-04.
- [2018 FORD TRANSIT CONNECT](/makes/ford/transit-connect/2018/recalls.md). Built 2018\-05\-10 to 2018\-08\-02.
- 2016 RAM PROMASTER. Built 2016\-08\-23 to 2016\-08\-23.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [TSB 24\-2053](/bulletins/10252528.md), 2024-04-03, Service bulletin
- [TSB 23\-2235](/bulletins/10244656.md), 2023-11-01, Service bulletin
- [TSB 22\-2263](/bulletins/10216837.md), 2022-08-01, Service bulletin
- [TSB 22\-2114](/bulletins/10209378.md), 2022-03-29, Service bulletin
- [TSB 21\-2353](/bulletins/10202710.md), 2021-11-02, Service bulletin
- [TSB 20\-2047](/bulletins/10171865.md), 2020-03-03, Service bulletin
- [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

## 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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