Kustom Seating Unlimited

Founded:	1987
Defunct:	August, 2022
Headquarters:	3000 Madison St, Bellwood, IL

Kustom Seating Unlimited, Inc., better known simply as KSU, was a manufacturer of seating based in Bellwood, Illinois.

In 2019, Kiel International, GmbH acquired the assets of Kustom Seating Unlimited, Inc., establishing a new company: KSU N.A., LLC. KSU N.A., LLC appears to now be defunct, as Kiel has moved production and distribution from the Madison Street site.

The Kustom Seating Unlimited website was shut down around early-August, 2022.

Notable Customers

• Amtrak, United States
  • Superliner I & Superliner II - The Xilonen seating system
• Caltrain, San Fransisco, CA
  • Nippon Sharyo Gallery Coaches - The Genesis seating system
• Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago, IL
  • CRRC 7000-Series
• DART, Dallas, TX
  • Kinkisharyo LRV/SLRV - The DART seating system
• MBTA, Boston, MA
  • CRRC Orange & Red Line cars
• Metra (IL), Chicago, IL
  • Amerail Gallery Coaches - The Walkover seating system
• PATCO, Philadelphia, PA
  • PATCO I & PATCO II cars
• RTD, Denver, CO
  • Hyundai Rotem Silverliner V
  • Siemens SD-160
• SEPTA, Philadelphia, PA
  • Hyundai Rotem Silverliner V - The Suburban seating system
• Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit, Petaluma, CA
  • Nippon Sharyo FRA DMU
• WMATA, Washington, DC
  • Kawasaki 7000-Series

Products

Passenger

Standard

• DART
• DURA
• STS

Commuter

• M-Series
• Walkover
• Suburban

Crossover

• Venus
• Traditional

Specialty

• Genesis
• Xilonen
• Sleeper
• Diner
• Lounge
• Driver

External Links

KSU N.A., LLC website (Archived)