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Supreme Service Body Recall 19V259: Missing Head-Impact Padding Raises Injury Risk in Crash

NHTSA campaign 19V259, reported March 29, 2019, 99 vehicles potentially affected.

What this recall means for you

Some service body vehicles built on a Ford Transit chassis may be missing the padded interior trim that protects occupants from head impact. Because of this, the vehicles do not meet federal interior impact safety requirements.

If the vehicle is in a crash, the lack of padding increases the risk of head injury to occupants.

Supreme will notify owners, and authorized dealers will install the padded trim free of charge. The recall began June 20, 2019. Owners can contact Supreme customer service at 1-844-352-4921, and can check their VIN for open recalls.

Check whether this recall is open on your vehicle

The repair is normally free at an authorized dealer.

Official recall notice

Safety recall 19V259Supreme Corporation
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
Problem
Supreme Corporation (Supreme) is recalling certain 2014-2018 Service Body vehicles built on a Ford Transit chassis. The vehicles may lack the required padded trim that protects occupants from head impact. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 201, "Occupant Protection in Interior Impact."
Risk
In the event of a crash, there is an increased risk of injury, due to the missing padding.
Remedy
Supreme will notify owners, and dealers will install padded trim, free of charge. The recall began June 20, 2019. Owners may contact Supreme customer service at 1-844-352-4921.
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.

Affected vehicles

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