Demers Ambulances Mx170e Ford E-Series, Demers Ambulances Type I (Mxp170e), model years 2019 to 2021. Filed by Braun Ambulances and reported to NHTSA on 17 March 2021. 12 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Braun Ambulances is recalling certain 2019 and 2021 MX170E Ford E-Series, and 2019-2020 MXP170E Dodge Ram 5500 Demers Ambulance vehicles equipped with a sliding attendant seat on the passenger-side of the ambulance patient compartment. The locking pin assembly in the sliding attendant seat may fail under certain …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 21V183 cover?
- Demers Ambulances Mx170E Ford E-Series, Demers Ambulances Type I (Mxp170E), model years 2019-2021.
- What is wrong with them?
- Braun Ambulances is recalling certain 2019 and 2021 MX170E Ford E-Series, and 2019-2020 MXP170E Dodge Ram 5500 Demers Ambulance vehicles equipped with a sliding attendant seat on the passenger-side of the ambulance patient compartment.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- If the locking pin fails, the occupant may not be sufficiently restrained during a crash, increasing the risk of an injury.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Braun will notify owners and dealers will replace the locking pin assembly, free of charge. The recall began on April 2, 2021. Owners may contact Braun Ambulances 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: “If the locking pin fails, the occupant may not be sufficiently restrained during a crash, increasing the risk of an injury.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 21V183 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Braun Ambulances |
| System at fault | Seats |
| Reported to NHTSA | 17 March 2021 |
| Model years | 2019-2021 |
| Vehicles named | DEMERS AMBULANCES MX170E FORD E-SERIES, DEMERS AMBULANCES TYPE I (MXP170E) |
What the notice says today
The consequence
If the locking pin fails, the occupant may not be sufficiently restrained during a crash, increasing the risk of an injury.
The remedy
Braun will notify owners and dealers will replace the locking pin assembly, free of charge. The recall began on April 2, 2021. Owners may contact Braun Ambulances 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 459 notices in the record whose component field names seats. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 44 days.
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Other Braun Ambulances notices we hold
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- 25V914: 2021-2026 Chief XL I, Chief XL III, 2021-2025 Express Plus I, Liberty I, 2025 Express III, Select Chief XL I, and Super Chief I emergency
- 25V677: 2023-2026 Chief XL Type I, Express Plus Type I, Liberty Type I, RMT US Type I, and Select Chief XL Type I ambulances
- 25V327: 2016-2018 Demers MXP150E, MX164E, 2016-2024 Transit TSE, 2024 Transit TXE, and 2018- 2020 Demers Ambulances
- 24V307: 2023-2024 Chief XL I, Chief XL III, Express Plus I, Express III, and Liberty I
- 22V370: 2021 Chief XL Type I, 2020 TLC, and Express Plus ambulances
- 21V740: 2020 Demers Ambulances MXP153 Ford F-Series Gas, MXP153 Dodge Ram, and 2020-2021 MXP153 Ford F-Series Diesel emergency
All 8 Braun Ambulances campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
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