- Vehicles
- 4
- Built between
- May 2017 – Jun 2017
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 15 September 2017
- Repaired
- 100%
- Unrepaired
- 0
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between May 2017 and June 2017. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2016-2017 AEV TraumahawkBuilt May 2017 to June 2017
Repair progress
The manufacturer reports every reachable vehicle in this recall has been repaired, as of Q4 2017.
100% repaired — 4 of 4 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 2016-2017 American Emergency Vehicles (AEV) Traumahawk type III ambulances, equipped with door striker bolts that may fail under load. As such, these bolts fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 206, "Door locks and door retention components."
What could happen
If the door striker bolts fail under load, the door may open in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
What gets fixed
AEV will notify owners, and dealers will replace the striker bolts, free of charge. The recall began on September 15, 2017.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMay 2017 to June 2017
- Recall reported to NHTSA13 September 2017
- Owners notified15 September 2017
- Latest repair reportQ4 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 13 September 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 AEV customer service at 1-800-374-9749. Halcore's number for this recall is 17E-038.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 17E-038
- Recalling manufacturer
- Halcore Group, Inc.
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 206
- 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.