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Aev Traumahawk Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 11 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 11 model years of the Aev Traumahawk (2011–2021).

11
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
2017
year with most recalls

Pick your Aev Traumahawk model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2021 Aev Traumahawk10
2020 Aev Traumahawk20
2019 Aev Traumahawk20
2018 Aev Traumahawk40
2017 Aev Traumahawk60
2016 Aev Traumahawk50
2015 Aev Traumahawk20
2014 Aev Traumahawk20
2013 Aev Traumahawk10
2012 Aev Traumahawk10
2011 Aev Traumahawk10

All Aev Traumahawk recalls (11)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Aev Traumahawk, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Instrument cluster/panel (electrical system)

    NHTSA 20V783000 Reported 7 vehicles potentially affected Halcore Group, Inc.

    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…

    Remedy: 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…

    Model years: 2020, 2021

  2. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes) and 2 other components

    NHTSA 20V300000 Reported 39 vehicles potentially affected Halcore Group, Inc.

    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…

    Remedy: 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…

    Model years: 2019, 2020

  3. Electrical (equipment)

    NHTSA 20V131000 Reported 8 vehicles potentially affected Halcore Group, Inc.

    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.

    Remedy: 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.

    Model years: 2018

  4. Camera (back over prevention)

    NHTSA 19V276000 Reported 196 vehicles potentially affected Halcore Group, Inc.

    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.

    Remedy: 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…

    Model years: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

  5. Brake lights (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 18V594000 Reported 588 vehicles potentially affected Halcore Group, Inc.

    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…

    Remedy: 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.

    Model years: 2017, 2018

  6. 12v/24v/48v battery (electrical system)

    NHTSA 18V099000 Reported 1,322 vehicles potentially affected Halcore Group, Inc.

    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.

    Remedy: 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.

    Model years: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

  7. Hinge and attachments (structure)

    NHTSA 17V566000 Reported 4 vehicles potentially affected Halcore Group, Inc.

    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…

    Remedy: 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…

    Model years: 2016, 2017

  8. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)

    NHTSA 17V120000 Reported 16 vehicles potentially affected Halcore Group, Inc.

    Halcore Group, Inc. (Halcore) is recalling certain 2017 American Emergency Vehicle (AEV) Traumahawk Type I ambulances built on Ford F-350, F-450, or F-550 chassis equipped with Compressible Liquid Adaptive Suspension Systems (C.L.A.S.S.) made by LiquidSpring. Due to an incorrect torque specification, the rear brake caliper banjo bolts…

    Remedy: Halcore will notify owners, and LiquidSpring dealers will replace the rear brake banjo bolts, free of charge. The recall began on March 13, 2017. Owners may contact LiquidSpring customer service at 1-765-474-7816…

    Model years: 2017

  9. Equipment

    NHTSA 16V904000 Reported 7 vehicles potentially affected Halcore Group, Inc.

    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.

    Remedy: 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…

    Model years: 2016

  10. Seats

    NHTSA 16V703000 Reported 41 vehicles potentially affected Halcore Group, Inc.

    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.

    Remedy: 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…

    Model years: 2016, 2017

  11. Camera system (back over prevention)

    NHTSA 15V513000 Reported 140 vehicles potentially affected Halcore Group, Inc.

    Halcore Group, Inc. (Halcore) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 American Emergency Vehicles (AEV) Trauma Hawk emergency vehicles manufactured from December 1, 2014, through June 30, 2015. The affected vehicles are equipped with a back up camera system which may display images from the camera in reverse.

    Remedy: Halcore will notify owners, and dealers will work with ASA Electronics to replace any camera that is not displaying the correct images. The recall began on September 11, 2015. Owners may contact AEV customer service at…

    Model years: 2014, 2015

Other Aev models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.