Recall Register

2016 AEV Traumahawk: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 2016 AEV Traumahawk. The newest campaign is 19V276000. NHTSA received the report on 9 Apr 2019. The NHTSA record gives the component Back Over Prevention / Sensing System / Camera. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 19V276000, 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.
NHTSA VIN lookup

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 .

Since the last update

No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks

All updates to the register

Recall campaigns

5 campaigns, newest first. 1,570 units in total.

  • 19V276000Back Over Prevention / Sensing System / Camera
  • 18V099000Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery
  • 17V566000Structure / Body / Door / Hinge and Attachments
  • 16V904000Equipment
  • 16V703000Seats

  1. 19V276000Received . 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: .

  2. 18V099000Received . 1,322 units.

    Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Halcore Group, Inc. (Halcore) is recalling certain 2017 AEV Traumahawk Ambulances. These vehicles are equipped with a Vanner Incorporated-brand battery isolator module which may overheat and cause equipment failure.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the battery isolator module overheats there is an increased risk of a fire. Additionally, if the equipment that is connected to the isolator does not work there is an increased risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Halcore will notify owners and dealers will replace the battery isolator module. The recall began April 9, 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: .

  3. 17V566000Received . 4 units.

    Structure / Body / Door / Hinge and Attachments

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the door striker bolts fail under load, the door may open in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    AEV will notify owners, and dealers will replace the striker bolts, free of charge. The recall began on September 15, 2017. Owners may contact AEV customer service at 1-800-374-9749. Halcore's number for this recall is 17E-038.

    Report filed by Halcore Group, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 17E-038. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 16V904000Received . 7 units.

    Equipment

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Halcore Group, Inc. (Halcore) is recalling certain 2016 AEV Traumahawk ambulances manufactured March 20, 2016, to October 28, 2016. The affected vehicles are equipped with Stryker Medical Performance cot mounts that may not securely attach the cot into place.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the cot dislodges from its mount, serious injury may occur to the patient and/or to individuals within the ambulance body.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    All affected vehicles have been contacted by Stryker, received a remedy kit and the vehicles have been repaired, therefore an owner notification letter will not be issued for this campaign. Owners may contact AEV customer service at 1-800-374-9749.

    Report filed by Halcore Group, Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  5. 16V703000Received . 41 units.

    Seats

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Halcore Group, Inc. (Halcore) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 American Emergency Vehicle (AEV) Traumahawk ambulances manufactured August 1, 2016, to September 28, 2016. Due to a problem with the seat tracks, the attendant seat(s) on the affected vehicles may unexpectedly move in a rapid deceleration event such as a crash.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the event of a crash, the seat may move forward at a high rate of speed, increasing the risk of injury to the seat occupant.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Halcore will notify owners, and dealers will replace the seat tracks, free of charge. The recall began on October 29, 2016. Owners may contact AEV Warranty/Customer Service Department at 1-800-374-9749, or by email at warranty@aev.com.

    Report filed by Halcore Group, Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 20111
  2. 20121
  3. 20131
  4. 20142
  5. 20152
  6. 20165
  7. 20176
  8. 20184
  9. 20192
  10. 20202
  11. 20211

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2016 AEV Traumahawk: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/aev/traumahawk/2016/. 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
15 May 2019
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Halcore Group, Inc.

The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2016 AEV Traumahawk?
1,570 units in 5 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the AEV Traumahawk have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 11 recall campaigns for the AEV Traumahawk, model years 2011 to 2021. 5 of them name the 2016 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2016 AEV Traumahawk open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.