Halcore Group, Inc.: Equipment › Electrical
Halcore Group, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 4, 2020 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 18. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
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.
The risk
An electrical short circuit increases the risk of a fire or a shock hazard.
The 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.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Horton Type I | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Horton Type Iii | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Horton Type I | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Horton Type Iii | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Horton Type I | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Horton Type Iii | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Horton Type I | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Horton Type Iii | 0 | 2 | 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 20V128000.
Full record for the 2019 Horton Type I → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →