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2015 Horton Ambulance 553 Recalls, Complaints & Specs

2 safety recalls list the 2015 Horton Ambulance 553. Check your own VIN below.

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2 safety recalls for the 2015 Horton Ambulance 553

Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.

  1. Air conditioner (equipment)

    NHTSA 16V625000 Reported 351 vehicles potentially affected Halcore Group, Inc.

    Halcore Group, Inc. (Halcore) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 Horton ambulances, models 453, 457, 503, 553, 603, and 623, manufactured November 29, 2013, to March 1, 2016. The affected vehicles may have an improperly sealed Cool-Tech air-conditioning condenser controller wire harness that can allow water to enter the…

    Remedy: Halcore will notify owners, and dealers will replace the Cool-Tech condenser fan controller assembly, free of charge. Halcore issued an interim notification to owners on September 9, 2016. The recall began on October…

  2. Electrical system

    NHTSA 15V828000 Reported 18 vehicles potentially affected Halcore Group, Inc.

    Halcore Group, Inc. (Halcore) is recalling certain model year 2015 Horton 623, 603, 503, 553 and 453 ambulances manufactured October 1, 2015, to November 16, 2015 and equipped with the i4G system for controlling the ambulance body electrics. Due to a circuit board component being installed incorrectly, the ambulance body may have…

    Remedy: Halcore will notify owners, and Horton will replace the affected electrical component, free of charge. The recall began on January 4, 2016. Owners may contact Horton customer service at 1-800-282-5113.

No owner complaints on file

NHTSA has no owner complaints on file for the 2015 Horton Ambulance 553. For context, the average model year in NHTSA's database has dozens; a zero can mean a reliable vehicle, a rare one, or both.

Compare Horton Ambulance 553 model years

Recall and complaint counts for every Horton Ambulance 553 model year in NHTSA's database.

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2013 Horton Ambulance 55310
2014 Horton Ambulance 55310
2015 Horton Ambulance 55320
2016 Horton Ambulance 55310

Checking a specific 2015 Horton Ambulance 553

How do I know if my 2015 Horton Ambulance 553 has an open recall?

Enter your 17-character VIN above. The VIN is on the driver's side dashboard (visible through the windshield), the driver's door jamb sticker, and your registration or insurance card. The check runs against NHTSA's live database and tells you which campaigns list your vehicle. 2 campaigns currently list the 2015 Horton Ambulance 553; your car may already have been repaired under some of them.

Is the recall repair free?

Yes. Under federal law, manufacturers must fix safety recalls at no charge for vehicles up to 15 years old from the date of sale to the first owner. Contact any authorised Horton Ambulance dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number (for example 15V828000).

What is the difference between a recall and a complaint?

A recall is a safety campaign filed by the manufacturer or ordered by NHTSA, with a defined defect and remedy. A complaint is a report an owner sent to NHTSA; it is not verified, but patterns of complaints are what trigger NHTSA investigations and, eventually, recalls.

Other Horton Ambulance 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.