Life Line Emergency Vehicles: Suspension
Life Line Emergency Vehicles reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 22, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 4. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Life Line Emergency Vehicles (Life Line) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Life Line-modified Ford F-Series emergency vehicles that are equipped with Liquid Spring-brand aftermarket suspension kits. The mounting bracket that attaches the suspension fluid tank to the frame may fail allowing the fluid tank to separate from the vehicle.
The risk
If the suspension fluid tank mount fractures and the tank separates from the chassis, the tank may become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
The remedy for this recall is still under development. The recall began on February 2, 2015. Owners may contact Life Line customer service at 1-563-578-3317.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Ford F-450 SD | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Ford F-550 SD | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2014 Ford F-450 SD | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Ford F-550 SD | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 15V024000.
Full record for the 2015 Ford F-450 SD → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →