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Horton Type I Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 8 safety recalls and 1 owner complaint across 7 model years of the Horton Type I (2016–2026). The most-complained-about year is 2020.

8
safety recalls, all years
1
owner complaints, all years
2018
year with most recalls
2020
year with most complaints

Pick your Horton Type I model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2026 Horton Type I10
2025 Horton Type I10
2020 Horton Type I31
2019 Horton Type I50
2018 Horton Type I60
2017 Horton Type I30
2016 Horton Type I20

What Horton Type I owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 2020 model year has the most, with 1.

All Horton Type I recalls (8)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Horton Type I, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Equipment: controls and 2 other components

    NHTSA 26V533000 Reported 545 vehicles potentially affected Halcore Group, Inc.

    Halcore Group, Inc. (Halcore) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Horton Type I, Type III, and Critical Care ambulances. The touchscreen display may stop responding to touch commands or fail to power on, preventing the activation of exterior emergency lights, as well as fire fighting and other emergency equipment.

    Remedy: Weldon Division of Akron will update the firmware and repair the power line, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed October 5, 2026. Owners may contact Weldon customer service at…

    Model years: 2025, 2026

  2. Electrical system

    NHTSA 20V745000 Reported 251 vehicles potentially affected Halcore Group, Inc.

    Halcore Group, Inc. (Halcore) is recalling certain 2020 Horton Emergency Vehicles Type I and III and ambulances equipped with Weldon i4G Vivtech Displays. The processor that runs the display may stop functioning without warning, causing items operated through the control panel to not function.

    Remedy: Halcore will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and repair the i4G Vivtech rear and/or front display within the serial number range, free of charge. The recall began December 8, 2020. Owners may contact Halcore…

    Model years: 2020

  3. Service brakes and 2 other components

    NHTSA 20V291000 Reported 17 vehicles potentially affected Halcore Group, Inc.

    Halcore Group, Inc. (Halcore) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Horton Emergency Vehicles (HEV) Type I & Type III ambulances built on a Ram 4500 or 5500 chassis and 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…

    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: 2018, 2019, 2020

  4. Electrical (equipment)

    NHTSA 20V128000 Reported 18 vehicles potentially affected Halcore Group, Inc.

    Halcore Group, Inc. (Halcore) is recalling certain 2016-2019 Horton Emergency Vehicles Type I and Type III 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 has notified owners, instructing them to contact Sensata for a replacement power cord, free of charge. The recall began March 10, 2020. Owners may contact Halcore customer service at 1-800-447-0343.

    Model years: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

  5. Equipment

    NHTSA 19V742000 Reported 11 vehicles potentially affected Halcore Group, Inc.

    Halcore Group, Inc. (Halcore) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Horton Type I & Type III ambulances. The D-cylinder oxygen tank bracket may loosen, allowing the oxygen tank to separate and become airborne in the event of a crash.

    Remedy: Halcore will notify owners, and Ziamatic will refund the purchase price paid, or provide replacement bracket assemblies, free of charge. The recall began November 7, 2019. Owners may contact Halcore customer service at…

    Model years: 2018, 2019

  6. Air bags

    NHTSA 19V608000 Reported 80 vehicles potentially affected Halcore Group, Inc.

    Halcore Group, Inc. (Halcore) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Horton Type I and Type III Emergency vehicles. Due to improper manufacturing, the cushion of the Inflatable Head Cushion (IHC) and Knee Air Bag (KAB) may detach during a deployment event and not inflate.

    Remedy: Halcore will notify owners and dealers will install replacement air bags when they become available, free of charge. Halcore issued owners an interim notification on September 6, 2019. The recall began September 20,…

    Model years: 2018, 2019, 2020

  7. Camera (back over prevention)

    NHTSA 19V281000 Reported 49 vehicles potentially affected Halcore Group, Inc.

    Halcore Group, Inc. (Halcore) is recalling certain 2016-2019 Horton Type I and Type III ambulances equipped with ASA Electronics back-up camera displays. The displays may revert back to the factory default settings which may cause the camera image to be reversed.

    Remedy: Horton 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 13, 2019. Owners may contact ASA customer service at…

    Model years: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

  8. Brake lights (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 18V605000 Reported 243 vehicles potentially affected Halcore Group, Inc.

    Halcore Group, Inc. (Halcore) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Horton Type I and 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…

    Remedy: Halcore will notify owners, and Whelen will replace the brake lights, free of charge. The recall began October 16, 2018. Owners may contact Halcore customer service at 1-800-447-0343.

    Model years: 2017, 2018

Other Horton 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.