The defect
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."
The risk
In the event of a crash, there is an increased risk of injury, due to the missing padding.
The 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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Supreme Service Body | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
Components: STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supreme Service Body | 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| Supreme Service Body | 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| Supreme Service Body | 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| Supreme Service Body | 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| Supreme Service Body | 2018 | 0 | 2 |
Other structure recalls in 2019
58 of the 880 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2019 concerned the structure; Supreme Corporation filed 21 campaigns in all.
| 19V873000 10 Dec 2019 | Jayco, Inc. |
| 19V870000 9 Dec 2019 | ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC |
| 19V865000 5 Dec 2019 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 19V842000 22 Nov 2019 | Transportation Collaborative, Inc. |
| 19V840000 21 Nov 2019 | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC |
| 19V836000 20 Nov 2019 | Temsa |
| 19V825000 18 Nov 2019 | Ducati North America |
| 19V824000 18 Nov 2019 | Forest River, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2019