Removing seats from passenger vans

February 25, 2025

Bob Raybuck

NTEA Director of Technical Services

We routinely alter new cargo vans with various equipment configurations, such as partitions and shelving, but we have recently received numerous requests from OEM dealers to remove seats from new passenger vans. Can we do this, and what are the implications associated with these modifications?

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