Ford E-250, Ford E-350, Ford E-450, Ford Transit, Ram Promaster, model years 2014 to 2018. Filed by Mobility Transportation Services and reported to NHTSA on 18 April 2019. 2,080 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Mobility Transportation Services (MobilityTrans) is recalling certain 2014-2018 Ford Transit and Ram Promaster vehicles and 2014-2015 Ford Econoline vehicles modified to be equipped with Freedman GO-ES Foldaway Seats, part numbers 43705, 45467, 48923, and 75719. When the back seat cushion is rotated from the stowed …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 19V313 cover?
- Ford E-250, Ford E-350, Ford E-450, Ford Transit, Ram Promaster, model years 2014-2018.
- What is wrong with them?
- Mobility Transportation Services (MobilityTrans) is recalling certain 2014-2018 Ford Transit and Ram Promaster vehicles and 2014-2015 Ford Econoline vehicles modified to be equipped with Freedman GO-ES Foldaway Seats, part numbers 43705, 45467, 48923, and 75719.
- 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. MobilityTrans will notify owners and Freedman Seating dealers will inspect and repair the foldaway seat, free of charge. The recall began May 19, 2019. Owners may contact Mobility Transportation Services customer service at 1-734-453-6452.
- 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
caught
| Campaign | 19V313 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Mobility Transportation Services |
| System at fault | Seats |
| Reported to NHTSA | 18 April 2019 |
| Model years | 2014-2018 |
| Vehicles named | FORD E-250, FORD E-350, FORD E-450, FORD TRANSIT, RAM PROMASTER |
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
MobilityTrans will notify owners and Freedman Seating dealers will inspect and repair the foldaway seat, free of charge. The recall began May 19, 2019. Owners may contact Mobility Transportation Services customer service at 1-734-453-6452.
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 E-250 recalls: 20 US campaigns
- Ford E-350 recalls: 39 US campaigns
- Ford E-450 recalls: 28 US campaigns
- Ford Transit recalls: 57 US campaigns
- Ram Promaster recalls: 45 US campaigns
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 19V313, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v313/
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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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 19V313 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
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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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