AEV: recalls by model and year

Name: AEV recall campaigns
Creator: Recall Register
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-works

NHTSA lists 13 vehicle recall campaigns for AEV. The register has 2 model lines of the make, model years 2006 to 2021. NHTSA has no complaint on file for the make. NHTSA also lists 1 child seat, tire or equipment campaign for the make. The equipment pages show it.

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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on 1 Oct 2026. Complaint file through 30 Sep 2026. Recall file through 30 Sep 2026.

Model lines

2 model lines, in the order of the number of complaints.

AEV: recall campaigns and complaints for each model line
Model line	Model years	Campaigns	Complaints	Complaints for each model year	Component with the most mentions
Traumahawk	11	11	0	0.0
Ambulance Wheelchair van	8	2	0	0.0

This table compares the model lines of AEV only. The NHTSA files have no sales figures. A model line with more vehicles on the road gets more complaints. This site does not compare one make with a different make.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Newest recall campaigns

The newest 5 of 13.

20V783000Received 15 Dec 2020. 7 units.
Electrical System / Instrument Cluster/Panel
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Halcore Group, Inc. (Halcore) is recalling certain 2020-2021 American Emergency Vehicle Traumahawk Type I Ram 4500, 2020 American Emergency Vehicle Type I Ford F-450 and Ford F-550, and 2021 American Emergency Vehicle Medium Duty Ambulance Freightliner M2 vehicles, equipped with Weldon V-Mux Vista IV Standard LCD displays used for controlling emergency vehicle lighting and HVAC functions. These displays may experience low voltage spikes, and cause the LCD display to lock up or become nonfunctional, due to varying electrical installations.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the LCD display becomes locked up or non-functional it can delay emergency efforts, which can increase the risk of injury.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Halcore will notify owners, and dealers will provide updated replacement Vista IV units, free of charge. The recall began January 11, 2021. Owners may contact Halcore customer service at 1-800-447-0343. Halcore's number for this recall is 20E-078.
Report filed by Halcore Group, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 20E-078. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 11 Jan 2021. The campaign has 4 make, model and year entries.
20V300000Received 23 May 2020. 39 units.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Halcore Group, Inc. (Halcore) is recalling certain 2019-2020 American Emergency Vehicle TraumaHawk Type 1 ambulances built on RAM 4500 and 5500 chassis 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.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
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.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
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. Owners may contact Halcore customer service at 1-800-447-0343.
Report filed by Halcore Group, Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 23 Jun 2020. The campaign has 5 make, model and year entries.
20V131000Received 4 Mar 2020. 8 units.
Equipment / Electrical
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Halcore Group, Inc. (Halcore) is recalling certain 2018 AEV Traumahawk Type 3 ambulances. The A/C input power cord for the Sensata inverter may be undersized for certain inverter applications, possibly resulting in an electrical short circuit.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An electrical short circuit increases the risk of a fire or a shock hazard.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Halcore will notify owners, instructing them to contact Sensata for a replacement power cord, free of charge. The recall began April 27, 2020. Owners may contact Halcore customer service at 1-800-447-0343.
Report filed by Halcore Group, Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 27 Apr 2020. The campaign has 1 make, model and year entry.
19V276000Received 9 Apr 2019. 196 units.
Back Over Prevention / Sensing System / Camera
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Halcore Group, Inc. (Halcore) is recalling certain 2016-2019 American Emergency Vehicles (AEV) TraumaHawk ambulances equipped with ASA Electronics back-up camera displays. The affected displays may revert back to the factory default settings which may cause the camera image to be reversed.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The driver may inadvertently turn the wrong direction to avoid an object behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
AEV will notify owners and dealers will add a harness relay capacitor module to prevent the image from reversing, free of charge. The recall began June 11, 2019. Owners may contact ASA customer service at 1-800-384-4400 or Halcore at 1-800-447-0343.
Report filed by Halcore Group, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 19E-009. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 11 Jun 2019. The campaign has 4 make, model and year entries.
18V594000Received 7 Sep 2018. 588 units.
Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Halcore Group, Inc. (Halcore) is recalling certain 2017-2018 AEV Traumahawk Type I & Type III ambulances, equipped with Whelen accessory brake lights. Depending on the specific wiring of the vehicle, these brake lights may illuminate when the brake pedal has not been pressed. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the brake lights incorrectly illuminate, it can confuse other drivers, possibly increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Halcore will notify owners, and Whelen will replace the brake lights, free of charge. The recall began October 26, 2018. Owners may contact Halcore customer service at 1-800-447-0343.
Report filed by Halcore Group, Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 26 Oct 2018. The campaign has 2 make, model and year entries.

The list shows the newest 5 of 13 campaigns.

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Counts by year

Recall campaigns that name AEV vehicles, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 2016, with 3 campaigns.

Complaints about AEV vehicles, by the year NHTSA received them.

Official channels

NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.

Cite this page

Recall Register. AEV: recalls by model and year. https://recallregister.com/make/aev/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 30 Sep 2026
Investigations that name the make: 0
Units in the campaigns: 2,386

Manufacturers in the recall file: Halcore Group, Inc..

The make name is the name in the NHTSA files. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which AEV model line has the most recall campaigns?: The Traumahawk: 11 campaigns for 11 model years. A line with more model years has more campaigns.
How many units are in the recall campaigns for AEV?: 2,386 units in 13 campaigns. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make.