The defect
Halcore Group, Inc. (Halcore) is recalling certain model year 2008-2014 American Emergency Vehicle (AEV) Type II ambulances manufactured February 1, 2008, to August 1, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the flexible steel cable that connect the seat belt to the vehicle on the rearward facing attendant seat may be bent from being sat on while entering the seat. This repeated bending may result in the cable breaking.
The risk
If the cable breaks, the seat occupant may not be properly restrained in the event of a crash, increasing their risk of injury.
The remedy
Halcore will notify owners, and dealers will replace the flexible steel cable with a sleeve encased webbed belt which allows flexibility, free of charges. The recall is expected to begin on December 7, 2015. Owners may contact AEV customer service at 1-800-374-9749 or warranty@aev.com.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| AEV Type II Ambulance | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
Components: SEAT BELTS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEV Type II Ambulance | 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| AEV Type II Ambulance | 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| AEV Type II Ambulance | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| AEV Type II Ambulance | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| AEV Type II Ambulance | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| AEV Type II Ambulance | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| AEV Type II Ambulance | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
Other seat belts recalls in 2015
26 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the seat belts; Halcore Group, Inc. filed 29 campaigns in all.
| 15V876000 23 Dec 2015 | General Motors LLC |
| 15V867000 22 Dec 2015 | Ford Motor Company |
| 15V848000 17 Dec 2015 | Jayco, Inc. |
| 15V820000 7 Dec 2015 | Polaris Industries, Inc. |
| 15V806000 30 Nov 2015 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 15V780000 23 Nov 2015 | Tesla Motors, Inc. |
| 15V657000 14 Oct 2015 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 15V556000 3 Sept 2015 | Eldorado National- Kansas |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015