Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 16V625000

Equipment: appliance: air conditioner

Halcore Group, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2016-08-26.

Recall campaignNHTSA 16V625000

Equipment: appliance: air conditioner

Component
Equipment: appliance: air conditioner
Manufacturer
Halcore Group, Inc.
Vehicles affected
351
Reported to NHTSA
2016-08-26
Owners notified
2016-10-26

Defect description

Halcore Group, Inc. (Halcore) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 Horton ambulances, models 453, 457, 503, 553, 603, and 623, manufactured November 29, 2013, to March 1, 2016. The affected vehicles may have an improperly sealed Cool-Tech air-conditioning condenser controller wire harness that can allow water to enter the controller housing.

Safety risk

If water gets into the controller housing, the controller may short circuit, increasing the risk of an electrical fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Halcore will notify owners, and dealers will replace the Cool-Tech condenser fan controller assembly, free of charge. Halcore issued an interim notification to owners on September 9, 2016. The recall began on October 26, 2016. Owners may contact Horton customer service at 1-614-317-9856, or by email at [email protected]

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

28 model years across 7 models.

ModelYears on record
HORTON AMBULANCE 4532016 2015 2014 2013
HORTON AMBULANCE 4572016 2015 2014 2013
HORTON AMBULANCE 5032016 2015 2014 2013
HORTON AMBULANCE 5532016 2015 2014 2013
HORTON AMBULANCE 6032016 2015 2014 2013
HORTON AMBULANCE 6232016 2015 2014 2013
HORTON AMBULANCE Change Over2016 2015 2014 2013

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.