Horton Ambulance 453, Horton Ambulance 503, Horton Ambulance 553, Horton Ambulance 603, Horton Ambulance 623, model year 2015. Filed by Halcore Group, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 9 December 2015. 18 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Halcore Group, Inc. (Halcore) is recalling certain model year 2015 Horton 623, 603, 503, 553 and 453 ambulances manufactured October 1, 2015, to November 16, 2015 and equipped with the i4G system for controlling the ambulance body electrics. Due to a circuit board component being installed incorrectly, the ambulance …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 15V828 cover?
- Horton Ambulance 453, Horton Ambulance 503, Horton Ambulance 553, Horton Ambulance 603, Horton Ambulance 623, model year 2015.
- What is wrong with them?
- Halcore Group, Inc. (Halcore) is recalling certain model year 2015 Horton 623, 603, 503, 553 and 453 ambulances manufactured October 1, 2015, to November 16, 2015 and equipped with the i4G system for controlling the ambulance body electrics.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Failure of ambulance body electrics can hinder emergency response and/or rescue efforts, increasing the risk of injury to ambulance patients.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Halcore will notify owners, and Horton will replace the affected electrical component, free of charge. The recall began on January 4, 2016. Owners may contact Horton customer service at 1-800-282-5113.
- 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: “Failure of ambulance body electrics can hinder emergency response and/or rescue efforts, increasing the risk of injury to ambulance patients.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 15V828 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Halcore Group, Inc. |
| System at fault | Electrical System |
| Reported to NHTSA | 9 December 2015 |
| Model years | 2015-2015 |
| Vehicles named | HORTON AMBULANCE 453, HORTON AMBULANCE 503, HORTON AMBULANCE 553, HORTON AMBULANCE 603, HORTON AMBULANCE 623 |
What the notice says today
The consequence
Failure of ambulance body electrics can hinder emergency response and/or rescue efforts, increasing the risk of injury to ambulance patients.
The remedy
Halcore will notify owners, and Horton will replace the affected electrical component, free of charge. The recall began on January 4, 2016. Owners may contact Horton customer service at 1-800-282-5113.
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 1,836 notices in the record whose component field names electrical system. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 41 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Horton Ambulance 453 recalls: 4 US campaigns
- Horton Ambulance 603 recalls: 4 US campaigns
- Horton Ambulance 623 recalls: 4 US campaigns
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 15V828, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/15v828/
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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