Recall Register

Northstar: recalls by model and year

NHTSA lists 2 vehicle recall campaigns for Northstar. The register has 1 model line of the make, model years 2013 to 2021. NHTSA has no complaint on file for the make.

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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 . Complaint file through . Recall file through .

Model lines

1 model line, in the order of the number of complaints.

Northstar: recall campaigns and complaints for each model line
Model lineModel yearsCampaignsComplaintsComplaints for each model yearComponent with the most mentions
Ambulance9200.0

This table compares the model lines of Northstar 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 2 of 2.

  1. 24V001000Received . 2 units.

    Electrical System

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Braun Northwest is recalling certain 2020-2021 Northstar ambulances. In the event of a short circuit or wiring failure, the firmware in the vehicle multiplex system may fail to shut off the output pin, resulting in overloaded electrical circuits.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Overloaded electrical circuits can overheat, increasing the risk of fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Braun Northwest will update the firmware, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 12, 20224. Owners may contact Braun Northwest customer service at 1-877-344-9990.

    Report filed by Braun Northwest. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: . The campaign has 2 make, model and year entries.

  2. 21V305000Received . 3 units.

    Electrical System / Instrument Cluster/Panel

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Braun Northwest is recalling certain 2013-2020 NorthStar Ambulance equipped with Weldon V-Mux Vista IV Standard LCD displays used for controlling emergency vehicle lighting and HVAC functions. The displays may experience low voltage spikes and cause the LCD display to lock up or become nonfunctional.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A locked up or nonfunctional LCD display can delay emergency efforts, increasing the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will repair or replace the displays, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 10, 2021. Owners may contact Braun Northwest customer service at 1-360-748-0195.

    Report filed by Braun Northwest. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: . The campaign has 8 make, model and year entries.

Download all 2 campaigns of Northstar (CSV)

Counts by year

Recall campaigns that name Northstar vehicles, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 2021, with 1 campaign.
Complaints about Northstar vehicles, by the year NHTSA received them.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. Northstar: recalls by model and year. https://recallregister.com/make/northstar/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
Investigations that name the make
0
Units in the campaigns
5

Manufacturers in the recall file: Braun Northwest.

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 Northstar model lines are on the register?
One: the Ambulance, with 2 recall campaigns and no complaint.
How many units are in the recall campaigns for Northstar?
5 units in 2 campaigns. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make.