- Vehicles
- 12
- Built between
- Mar 2017 – Feb 2019
- Models
- 6
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 25 March 2019
- Repaired
- 17%
- Unrepaired
- 10
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 2017 and February 2019. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2007 Ford F-250Built May 2018 to May 2018
- 2015-2018 Ford TransitBuilt March 2017 to January 2019
- 2015 Freightliner Sprinter 2500Built January 2019 to February 2019
- 2015 Freightliner Sprinter 3500Built January 2019 to February 2019
- 2015 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500Built January 2019 to February 2019
- 2015 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500Built January 2019 to February 2019
Repair progress
10 of 12 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2020.
17% repaired — 2 of 12 reported
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Vantage Mobility International, LLC (Vantage) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Ford Transit Van, Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, and 2007 Ford F-250-based shuttle vehicles equipped with Freedman GO-3S 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 could happen
In the event of a crash, if the seat back moves, the seat occupant has an increased risk of injury.
What gets fixed
Vantage has notified owners, instructing them to contact Freedman for a repair kit, free of charge. The recall began March 25, 2019.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 2017 to February 2019
- Recall reported to NHTSA26 March 2019
- Owners notified25 March 2019
- Latest repair reportQ2 2020 — 17% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 26 March 2019.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact Freedman customer service at 1-800-443-4540.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- Vantage Mobility International, LLC
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 207
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional 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.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.