The defect
Halcore Group, Inc. (Halcore) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Horton Emergency Vehicles (HEV) Type I & Type III ambulances built on a Ram 4500 or 5500 chassis and equipped with Compressible Liquid Adaptive Suspension Systems (C.L.A.S.S.), part numbers DS135RS3A, DS135RS3AF, DS135RS3-DM. The rear brake caliper flexible line may have been routed so that it contacts a suspension component, possibly causing excessive wear and a loss of rear brakes. The affected system component is the rear brake caliper flexible line which may be causing brake caliper to wear due to contact suspension components.
The risk
A worn rear brake caliper flexible line may cause brake fluid leakage which may result in a partial or complete loss of the rear brakes, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Halcore will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the rear brake caliper flexible lines for wear and install a kit to modify the rear brake caliper flexible line mounting, and if necessary, a kit to replace worn brake lines, free of charge. This recall began June 5, 2020. Owners may contact Halcore customer service at 1-800-447-0343.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Horton Type I | 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Horton Type III | 2018, 2019, 2020 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | SUSPENSION:REAR | SERVICE BRAKES
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horton Type I | 2018 | 0 | 6 |
| Horton Type I | 2019 | 0 | 5 |
| Horton Type I | 2020 | 1 | 3 |
| Horton Type III | 2018 | 0 | 6 |
| Horton Type III | 2019 | 0 | 5 |
| Horton Type III | 2020 | 0 | 3 |
Other service brakes recalls in 2020
14 of the 782 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2020 concerned the service brakes; Halcore Group, Inc. filed 29 campaigns in all.
| 20V588000 24 Sept 2020 | General Motors LLC |
| 20V476000 13 Aug 2020 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 20V469000 10 Aug 2020 | Ford Motor Company |
| 20V454000 4 Aug 2020 | Indian Motorcycle Company |
| 20V435000 28 Jul 2020 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 20V323000 4 Jun 2020 | Braun Ambulances |
| 20V313000 28 May 2020 | Frazer |
| 20V284000 20 May 2020 | REV Ambulance Group Orlando, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2020