Freedman Go-Es Double Flipseat, Freedman Go-Es Double Rigid Seat, model year 9999. Filed by Freedman Seating Company and reported to NHTSA on 13 May 2021. 400 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Freedman Seating Company (Freedman) is recalling certain GO-ES Double Flipseat, part number 46183, and GO-ES Double Rigid Seat, part number 92585 passenger seats. The seat belt retractor may lock when the vehicle is on an incline. As such, these seats fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 21E046 cover?
- Freedman Go-Es Double Flipseat, Freedman Go-Es Double Rigid Seat.
- What is wrong with them?
- Freedman Seating Company (Freedman) is recalling certain GO-ES Double Flipseat, part number 46183, and GO-ES Double Rigid Seat, part number 92585 passenger seats. The seat belt retractor may lock when the vehicle is on an incline.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- A passenger may remove their seat belt when the retractor locks, increasing the risk of injury.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Freedman will provide inspection and repair instructions, free of charge. Notification letters were mailed on June 15, 2021. Owners may contact Freedman customer service at 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: “A passenger may remove their seat belt when the retractor locks, increasing the risk of injury.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 21E046 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Freedman Seating Company |
| System at fault | Seat Belts:Rear/Other:Retractor |
| Reported to NHTSA | 13 May 2021 |
| Model years | 9999-9999 |
| Vehicles named | FREEDMAN GO-ES DOUBLE FLIPSEAT, FREEDMAN GO-ES DOUBLE RIGID SEAT |
What the notice says today
The consequence
A passenger may remove their seat belt when the retractor locks, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Freedman will provide inspection and repair instructions, free of charge. Notification letters were mailed on June 15, 2021. Owners may contact Freedman customer service at 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 451 notices in the record whose component field names seat belts. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 48 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
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CarsMultiverse, recall 21E046, wording as read on 15 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21e046/
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Other Freedman notices we hold
- 24E026: 2place GO-ES Space Save Foldaway Seats part numbers, 88335, 89316, and 1place GO-ES Space Save Foldaway Seat part numbers, 102860, and 102861
- 20E004: Foldaway Seat Assemblies, part numbers 43705, 45467, 26400, 26401, 82880, 82881, 82932, and 325, and 2pl Bench seat part number 315
- 18E076: Freedman GO-ES Foldaway Seats, part numbers 43705, 45467, 48923, and 75719
- 16E037: Family Seat, Family 3pta and ICS seats manufactured January 15, 2016, to January 29, 2016
All 5 Freedman campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
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