Recall Register

American Seating: equipment recalls

NHTSA lists 2 equipment recall campaigns for American Seating. NHTSA received the reports from 2009 to 2026. The campaigns have 178 units in total. The newest campaign is 26E042000. NHTSA received the report on 6 Jul 2026.

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The defect, the consequence and the remedy on this page are the summaries in the NHTSA recall file. The file names the manufacturer that filed each recall report.

NHTSA recall file through .

Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 178 units in total.

  1. 26E042000Received . 12 units.

    Equipment Adaptive/Mobility / Wheelchair Restraints/Securement / Critical Fasteners

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Prime-Time Specialty Vehicles (Prime-Time) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Ford Med Transit vans equipped with Q'Straint Max wheelchair retractors. The retractors may not lock, preventing the wheelchair from being properly secured.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    An unsecured wheelchair can move during transit, increasing the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Prime-Time will work with dealers and Q'Straint to replace the retractors, free of charge. The notification schedule has not yet been determined. Owners may contact Q'straint customer service at 1-800-987-9987 or Prime-Time customer service at 1-574-293-9191.

    Products named: American Seating Q'Straint Max.

    Report filed by Prime-Time Specialty Vehicles. Manufacturer campaign number 26E022.

  2. 09E065000Received . 166 units.

    Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    American seating company is recalling certain q'straint max mobility device remote release belts used with insight transverse flip up seats installed as original equipment on various transit buses. These devices are used to restrain passengers using mobility aid products. The mobility device restraint belts may not lock as designed, and may fail to properly restrain the passenger and the mobility device.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the belt does not lock and the mobility device is not properly restrained, there is an increased risk of injury to the passenger in the event of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    American seating is working with the vehicle manufacturers to identify the affected vehicles. The seats will be replaced free of charge by american seating or the vehicle manufacturer. The safety recall began on december 7, 2009. Owners may contact their vehicle manufacturer or sherry allen at 1-616-732-6484.

    Products named: American Seating Q'Straint Max.

    Report filed by AMERICAN SEATING COMPANY.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Counts

American Seating equipment campaigns, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 2009, with 1 campaign.

Products in the campaigns

The product names in the NHTSA file.

  • Q'Straint Max2

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. American Seating: equipment recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/other/american-seating/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026

Manufacturers in the recall file: AMERICAN SEATING COMPANY; Prime-Time Specialty Vehicles.

The brand is the make that NHTSA records for the campaign. A campaign that names 2 brands is on the page of each brand. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which American Seating products do the campaigns name?
The NHTSA records have 1 product name for these campaigns. The name in the most campaigns is: Q'Straint Max
How many units does a American Seating equipment campaign have?
The median American Seating campaign has 166 units. The median of all 2,866 equipment campaigns is 1,677 units.
Which component do the American Seating campaigns name most often?
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility, in 2 campaigns. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.