Braun Ambulances Chief Xl Type I, Braun Ambulances Chief Xl Type Iii, Braun Ambulances Express Plus Type I, Braun Ambulances Express Type Iii, Braun Ambulances Liberty Type I, Braun Ambulances Raider Type I, model years 2018 to 2020. Filed by Braun Ambulances and reported to NHTSA on 21 October 2020. 156 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Braun Ambulances (Braun) is recalling certain 2019 Chief XL Type I and 2019-2020 Chief XL Type III, 2018-2020 Express Plus Type I and 2019 Express Type III, Liberty Type I, Raider Type I and Super Chief ambulances. The lighting and HVAC display may lock up affecting functions like the back up camera, emergency warning …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 20V647 cover?
- Braun Ambulances Chief XL Type I, Braun Ambulances Chief XL Type Iii, Braun Ambulances Express Plus Type I, Braun Ambulances Express Type Iii, Braun Ambulances Liberty Type I, Braun Ambulances Raider Type I, Braun Ambulances Super Chief, model years 2018-2020.
- What is wrong with them?
- Braun Ambulances (Braun) is recalling certain 2019 Chief XL Type I and 2019-2020 Chief XL Type III, 2018-2020 Express Plus Type I and 2019 Express Type III, Liberty Type I, Raider Type I and Super Chief ambulances.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- The vehicle operator may not be able to read the LCD screen or use the buttons or both.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Braun will notify owners and dealers will remove the defective Vista IV and replace with a new Vista IV, free of charge. The recall began December 18, 2020. Owners may contact Braun Ambulance customer service at 1-877-344-9990.
- 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: “The vehicle operator may not be able to read the LCD screen or use the buttons or both. If the LCD display appears blank, emergency personnel may not have immediate access to the functions and controls operated by the LCD screen which could…”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 20V647 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Braun Ambulances |
| System at fault | Electrical System:Instrument Cluster/Panel |
| Reported to NHTSA | 21 October 2020 |
| Model years | 2018-2020 |
| Vehicles named | BRAUN AMBULANCES CHIEF XL TYPE I, BRAUN AMBULANCES CHIEF XL TYPE III, BRAUN AMBULANCES EXPRESS PLUS TYPE I, BRAUN AMBULANCES EXPRESS TYPE III, BRAUN AMBULANCES LIBERTY TYPE I, BRAUN AMBULANCES RAIDER TYPE I, BRAUN AMBULANCES SUPER CHIEF |
What the notice says today
The consequence
The vehicle operator may not be able to read the LCD screen or use the buttons or both. If the LCD display appears blank, emergency personnel may not have immediate access to the functions and controls operated by the LCD screen which could delay emergency operations, increasing the risk of injury to a patient or increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Braun will notify owners and dealers will remove the defective Vista IV and replace with a new Vista IV, free of charge. The recall began December 18, 2020. Owners may contact Braun Ambulance customer service at 1-877-344-9990.
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
- Braun Ambulances Chief XL Type I recalls: 8 US campaigns
- Braun Ambulances Chief XL Type Iii recalls: 5 US campaigns
- Braun Ambulances Express Plus Type I recalls: 8 US campaigns
- Braun Ambulances Express Type Iii recalls: 5 US campaigns
- Braun Ambulances Liberty Type I recalls: 8 US campaigns
- Braun Ambulances Super Chief recalls: 3 US campaigns
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CarsMultiverse, recall 20V647, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v647/
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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- Defect summary
6712c462 - Consequence
96153618 - Remedy
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