# NHTSA recall 19V333000

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: 19V333000
- Manufacturer's number: 18E\-076
- Manufacturer: New England Wheels
- Reported: 2019\-04\-29
- Owners notified: 2019\-05\-27
- Component: SEATS
- Units potentially affected: 544

## What is wrong

New England Wheels \(New England\) is recalling certain 2014\-2018 Ford Transit and 2014\-2019 Ram Promaster 2500 and 3500 vehicles modified to be equipped with Freedman Go\-ES Foldaway 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

New England has notified owners, directing them to contact Freedman for repairs to the foldaway seats, free of charge. The recall began May 27, 2019.  Owners may contact Freedman customer service at 1\-800\-443\-4540 or New England at 1\-800\-886\-9247.


## 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 4, for 2020 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2020\-05\-11
- Vehicles in the campaign: 544
- Reported remedied: 17 \(3%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 quarter 1, 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

- 2014 FORD TRANSIT. Built 2014\-08\-01 to 2019\-03\-29.
- [2015 FORD TRANSIT](/makes/ford/transit/2015/recalls.md). Built 2014\-08\-01 to 2019\-03\-29.
- [2016 FORD TRANSIT](/makes/ford/transit/2016/recalls.md). Built 2014\-08\-01 to 2019\-03\-29.
- [2017 FORD TRANSIT](/makes/ford/transit/2017/recalls.md). Built 2014\-08\-01 to 2019\-03\-29.
- [2018 FORD TRANSIT](/makes/ford/transit/2018/recalls.md). Built 2014\-08\-01 to 2019\-03\-29.
- 2014 RAM PROMASTER. Built 2007\-08\-01 to 2019\-03\-29.
- 2015 RAM PROMASTER. Built 2007\-08\-01 to 2019\-03\-29.
- 2016 RAM PROMASTER. Built 2007\-08\-01 to 2019\-03\-29.
- 2017 RAM PROMASTER. Built 2007\-08\-01 to 2019\-03\-29.
- 2018 RAM PROMASTER. Built 2007\-08\-01 to 2019\-03\-29.
- 2019 RAM PROMASTER. Built 2007\-08\-01 to 2019\-03\-29.

## 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)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/19V333000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/19V333000)

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