Demers Ambulances Equipment: Electrical

Demers Ambulances is recalling about 9 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. Damage to the wires and medical oxygen tube increases the risk of a fire.

Campaign
21V740000
Manufacturer
Braun Ambulances
Reported
23 September 2021
Vehicles
9
Built between
Not published
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
6 October 2021
Repaired
100%
Unrepaired
0

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • 2020 Demers Ambulances MXP153 Dodge RAM
  • 2020-2021 Demers Ambulances MXP153 Ford F-Series

Repair progress

The manufacturer reports every reachable vehicle in this recall has been repaired, as of Q2 2022.

100% repaired — 9 of 9 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

Braun Ambulances is recalling certain 2020 Demers Ambulances MXP153 Ford F-Series Gas, MXP153 Dodge Ram, and 2020-2021 MXP153 Ford F-Series Diesel emergency vehicles. The medical oxygen tube and electrical wires may become damaged due to insufficient clearance from the ceiling spacers.

What could happen

Damage to the wires and medical oxygen tube increases the risk of a fire.

What gets fixed

Dealers will remove the ceiling panels and spacers, replace wires and oxygen network tubing, and create a routing channel inside the insulation board for all wires, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed on October 6, 2021.

Parts involved

  • Ceiling Insulation Kit - MXP153E105027CEILING INSULATION
  • Oxygen NetworkA026379OXYGEN NETWORK 4 OUTLETS (2 ECC, 1 RIGHT, 1 ROOF)/ VERTICAL CYL MXP150-MX164-MX170
  • Oxygen NetworkA046714OXYGEN NETWORK 4 OUTLETS (2 ECC, 1 RIGHT, 1 ROOF)/ HORIZONTAL CYL
  • Roof HarnessH039584ROOF HARNESS MXP153

Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA23 September 2021
  2. Owners notified6 October 2021
  3. Latest repair reportQ2 2022 — 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 23 September 2021.

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 Braun Ambulances' customer service at 1-877-344-9990.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
Braun Ambulances
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.nhtsa.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.

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