Manufacturer profile

Freedman Seating

Freedman Seating has filed 5 recall campaigns with NHTSA since 2016, covering 7,482 vehicles or units by the manufacturer's own estimates.

Makes in its campaigns
Campaigns filed in 2026 to date0No campaigns in 2025
Vehicles affected02026 to date
Campaigns on file52016 to 2024
Do-not-drive or park-outside0Campaigns with an advisory

Filed under the name "Freedman Seating Company".

Campaigns per year

Freedman Seating has averaged 0 campaigns a year since 2021, below its 2016 peak of 1

Freedman Seating recall campaigns by report date, 2016 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.

00.250.50.751201612017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file. The lighter column is a partial year.
Components

Seats are Freedman Seating's most recalled component since 2016

Freedman Seating campaigns by primary component, 2016 to 2026.

Seats
3
Seat belts
2
Source: NHTSA ODI. Each campaign counted once.
Remedy type

Software remedies against the industry

Share of campaigns remedied by a software update, Freedman Seating against all manufacturers, by year.

Freedman SeatingAll manufacturers
010%20%30%2016201820202022202420260%18%
Source: NHTSA ODI remedy descriptions, classified by rule (see Methodology).
Model years covered

Campaigns by model year covered

Freedman Seating campaigns covering each model year, last fifteen model years. A campaign counts once for each year it covers.

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Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Latest campaigns

The latest Freedman Seating filings

The ten most recent campaigns, by report date.

Latest Freedman Seating campaigns
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
24E-026Mar 14, 2024Recliner mechanism may not engage when the seat back is fully reclinedSeats769Repair or modification
21E-046May 13, 2021Seat belt retractor may lock when the vehicle is on an inclineSeat belts400Repair or modification
20E-004Feb 6, 2020Seat belt retractor block out zone may have not been set correctly, potentially resulting in a seat belt that may not properly secure the occupantSeat belts2,500Part replacement
18E-076Aug 3, 2018When the back seat cushion is rotated from the stowed position to the upright position, the seat cushion may not remain locked into place when…Seats3,000Repair or modification
16E-037Apr 22, 2016Due to bolt failure, the affected seats may separate from the base frameSeats813Part replacement
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Largest campaigns

Freedman Seating's five largest campaigns on file

Vehicles or units affected, millions, any year.

  1. 2018 When the back seat cushion is rotated from…0.00M
  2. 2020 Seat belt retractor block out zone may have…0.00M
  3. 2016 Due to bolt failure, the affected seats may…0.00M
  4. 2024 Recliner mechanism may not engage when the…0.00M
  5. 2021 Seat belt retractor may lock when the…0.00M
Source: NHTSA ODI.