Ford F-550, model years 2014 to 2015. Filed by HME, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 15 June 2015. 8 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says HME, Inc. is recalling certain emergency vehicles manufactured January 1, 2014, to March 31, 2015 and built on a model year 2014-2015 Ford F-550 chassis. The affected vehicles may detect an incorrect Exhaust Gas Temperature Sensor (EGT) fault indicating that the vehicle is too hot, causing the engine management system …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 15V371 cover?
- Ford F-550, model years 2014-2015.
- What is wrong with them?
- HME, Inc. is recalling certain emergency vehicles manufactured January 1, 2014, to March 31, 2015 and built on a model year 2014-2015 Ford F-550 chassis.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Engine shut down and a subsequent cool down period may delay medical treatment or assistance to those needing it, increasing their risk of injury.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. HME will notify owners, and dealers will update the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) software, free of charge. The recall began on July 7, 2015. Owners may contact HME customer service at 1-616-261-2636.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Engine shut down and a subsequent cool down period may delay medical treatment or assistance to those needing it, increasing their risk of injury.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 15V371 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | HME, Inc. |
| System at fault | Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System |
| Reported to NHTSA | 15 June 2015 |
| Model years | 2014-2015 |
| Vehicles named | FORD F-550 |
What the notice says today
The consequence
Engine shut down and a subsequent cool down period may delay medical treatment or assistance to those needing it, increasing their risk of injury.
The remedy
HME will notify owners, and dealers will update the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) software, free of charge. The recall began on July 7, 2015. Owners may contact HME customer service at 1-616-261-2636.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 588 notices in the record whose component field names engine and engine cooling. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 47 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 15V371, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/15v371/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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- 21V791: one 2014 Ford F-550 emergency
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- 21V283: 2016-2021 AF1 and 1871
- 21V282: 2013-2021 AF1, 1871, and SFO
- 20V104: 2016-2020 AF1, 1871 and SFO emergency
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The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 15V371 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
e6394733 - Consequence
fb278918 - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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