Recall 16V708000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

Report Date
20161004
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
Affected Vehicles
35 models

Defect Description

REV Ambulance Group Orlando, INC. (REV) is recalling certain model year 2010-2016 Road Rescue Specialty Vehicles, as well as Ultramedic, Promedic, Duramedic, Metromedic, and Transmedic emergency vehicles equipped with Class 1 Ultraview Touchscreens manufactured by Hale Products. These touchscreens may experience false switch activations that can happen without the operator's knowledge causing accessories to turn on or off, affecting vehicle performance.

Safety Consequence

The unintended turning on or off of accessories such as emergency beacons or automatic snow chains can increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy

REV will notify owners, and dealers will upgrade the software or retrofit fuses, free of charge. The recall began on November 20, 2016. Owners may contact REV customer service at 1-800-628-8178 or Hale Products Customer Service Center at 1-800-533-3569 or [email protected].

Affected Vehicles

Year Make Model
2010 ROAD RESCUE DURAMEDIC
2010 ROAD RESCUE PROMEDIC
2010 ROAD RESCUE SPECIALTY VEHICLE
2010 ROAD RESCUE TRANSMEDIC
2010 ROAD RESCUE ULTRAMEDIC
2011 ROAD RESCUE DURAMEDIC
2011 ROAD RESCUE PROMEDIC
2011 ROAD RESCUE SPECIALTY VEHICLE
2011 ROAD RESCUE TRANSMEDIC
2011 ROAD RESCUE ULTRAMEDIC
2012 ROAD RESCUE DURAMEDIC
2012 ROAD RESCUE PROMEDIC
2012 ROAD RESCUE SPECIALTY VEHICLE
2012 ROAD RESCUE TRANSMEDIC
2012 ROAD RESCUE ULTRAMEDIC
2013 ROAD RESCUE DURAMEDIC
2013 ROAD RESCUE PROMEDIC
2013 ROAD RESCUE SPECIALTY VEHICLE
2013 ROAD RESCUE TRANSMEDIC
2013 ROAD RESCUE ULTRAMEDIC
2014 ROAD RESCUE DURAMEDIC
2014 ROAD RESCUE PROMEDIC
2014 ROAD RESCUE SPECIALTY VEHICLE
2014 ROAD RESCUE TRANSMEDIC
2014 ROAD RESCUE ULTRAMEDIC
2015 ROAD RESCUE DURAMEDIC
2015 ROAD RESCUE PROMEDIC
2015 ROAD RESCUE SPECIALTY VEHICLE
2015 ROAD RESCUE TRANSMEDIC
2015 ROAD RESCUE ULTRAMEDIC
2016 ROAD RESCUE DURAMEDIC
2016 ROAD RESCUE PROMEDIC
2016 ROAD RESCUE SPECIALTY VEHICLE
2016 ROAD RESCUE TRANSMEDIC
2016 ROAD RESCUE ULTRAMEDIC

Check your vehicle: Visit NHTSA.gov and enter your VIN to see if your specific vehicle is affected.