Ford F-250, Ford Transit, Freightliner Sprinter 2500, Freightliner Sprinter 3500, Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500, Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500, model years 2007 to 2018. Filed by Vantage Mobility International, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 26 March 2019. 12 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says 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 …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 19V238 cover?
- Ford F-250, Ford Transit, Freightliner Sprinter 2500, Freightliner Sprinter 3500, Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500, Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500, model years 2007-2018.
- What is wrong with them?
- 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.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- In the event of a crash, if the seat back moves, the seat occupant has an increased risk of injury.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Vantage has notified owners, instructing them to contact Freedman for a repair kit, free of charge. The recall began March 25, 2019. Owners may contact Freedman customer service at 1-800-443-4540.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “In the event of a crash, if the seat back moves, the seat occupant has an increased risk of injury.”
affected
in the notice
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| Campaign | 19V238 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Vantage Mobility International, LLC |
| System at fault | Seats |
| Reported to NHTSA | 26 March 2019 |
| Model years | 2007-2018 |
| Vehicles named | FORD F-250, FORD TRANSIT, FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 2500, FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500, MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 2500, MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 3500 |
What the notice says today
The consequence
In the event of a crash, if the seat back moves, the seat occupant has an increased risk of injury.
The remedy
Vantage has notified owners, instructing them to contact Freedman for a repair kit, free of charge. The recall began March 25, 2019. Owners may contact Freedman customer service at 1-800-443-4540.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 459 notices in the record whose component field names seats. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 44 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Ford F-250 recalls: 3 US campaigns
- Ford Transit recalls: 57 US campaigns
- Freightliner Sprinter 2500 recalls: 61 US campaigns
- Freightliner Sprinter 3500 recalls: 62 US campaigns
- Mercedes Benz Sprinter 2500 recalls: 3 US campaigns
- Mercedes Benz Sprinter 3500 recalls: 3 US campaigns
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 19V238, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v238/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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- 19V025: 2014-2017 AMS Edge II
All 4 Vantage campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 19V238 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
9912948a - Consequence
6409ea27 - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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