- Vehicles
- 11
- Built between
- Oct 2016 – Jan 2017
- Models
- 5
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 7 March 2017
- Repaired
- 100%
- Unrepaired
- 0
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between October 2016 and January 2017. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2017 Horton Ambulance 453Built October 2016 to January 2017
- 2017 Horton Ambulance 457Built October 2016 to January 2017
- 2017 Horton Ambulance 603Built October 2016 to January 2017
- 2017 Horton Ambulance 623Built October 2016 to January 2017
- 2017 Horton Ambulance CCOBuilt October 2016 to January 2017
Repair progress
The manufacturer reports every reachable vehicle in this recall has been repaired, as of Q3 2017.
100% repaired — 11 of 11 reported
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Halcore Group, Inc. (Halcore) is recalling certain 2017 Horton ambulances, models 623, 603F, 453, and 457, built on Ford F-350, F-450, or F-550 chassis equipped with Compressible Liquid Adaptive Suspension Systems (C.L.A.S.S.) made by LiquidSpring. Due to an incorrect torque specification, the rear brake caliper banjo bolts may have been overtightened.
What could happen
The improperly tightened banjo bolts may result in a partial or complete loss of rear brake power, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Horton will notify owners, and LiquidSpring dealers will replace the rear brake banjo bolts, free of charge. The recall began on March 7, 2017.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtOctober 2016 to January 2017
- Recall reported to NHTSA27 February 2017
- Owners notified7 March 2017
- Latest repair reportQ3 2017 — 100% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 27 February 2017.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact LiquidSpring customer service at 1-765-474-7816, extension 1, or at service@liquidspring.com or Horton customer service at 1-614-534-8181.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- Halcore Group, Inc.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional 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.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.