Recall · 21V305000
Braun Northwest recalled the NORTHSTAR Ambulance over electrical system
3
Vehicles covered
1
Model
8
Model years
April 30, 2021
Filed with NHTSA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
- The defect
- Braun Northwest is recalling certain 2013-2020 NorthStar Ambulance equipped with Weldon V-Mux Vista IV Standard LCD displays used for controlling emergency vehicle lighting and HVAC functions. The displays may experience low voltage spikes and cause the LCD display to lock up or become nonfunctional.
- What it can cause
- A locked up or nonfunctional LCD display can delay emergency efforts, increasing the risk of injury.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will repair or replace the displays, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 10, 2021. Owners may contact Braun Northwest customer service at 1-360-748-0195.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| NorthstarAmbulance | 2013 to 2020 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 3 vehicles this is a small campaign: 97% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2013 to 2020, so the oldest vehicles on it were 8 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
The vehicles on this campaign carry one other recall published here: 24V001000 (electrical system).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Braun Northwest with NHTSA on April 30, 2021 as campaign 21V305000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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