Life Line Emergency Vehicles: Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights
Life Line Emergency Vehicles reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 31, 2019 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 200. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Life Line Emergency Vehicles (Life Line) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Type I and Type III ambulances built on Ford F-Series, Ford E-Series, Freightliner, Chevrolet Cutaway G-Series, Dodge Chassis Cab, Navistar and Kenworth chassis, equipped with Whelen accessory brake lights. Depending on the specific wiring of the vehicle, the brake lights may falsely illuminate even without the brake pedal being pressed.
The risk
If the brake lights falsely illuminate, other drivers could become confused, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Life Line will notify owners, and dealers will replace the lights, free of charge. The recall began May 1, 2019. Owners may contact Life Line customer service at 1-563-578-3317, extension 132.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Lifeline Type I | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Lifeline Type Iii | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Lifeline Type I | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Lifeline Type Iii | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Lifeline Type I | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Lifeline Type Iii | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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 19V073000.
Full record for the 2019 Lifeline Type I → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →