NHTSA campaign 15V694000

AEV Recall 15V-694: Steel Cable that Anchors Seat Belt may Fail

NHTSA recall 15V694000 was reported by Halcore Group, Inc. on October 23, 2015, with 3,300 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the AEV Type II Ambulance for model years 2008–2014. Owners were notified on December 7, 2015, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 15V694000 (also written 15V-694 or 15V694)
Filed by: Halcore Group, Inc.
Report received: October 23, 2015
Potentially affected: 3,300 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Seat Belts
Owners notified: December 7, 2015

Repair completion: 28.06% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)

NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 15V694000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

AEV

AEV Type II Ambulance
- 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 · Vehicles built February 1, 2008 – August 1, 2014 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 15V694000.

Defect description

Halcore Group, Inc. (Halcore) is recalling certain model year 2008-2014 American Emergency Vehicle (AEV) Type II ambulances manufactured February 1, 2008, to August 1, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the flexible steel cable that connect the seat belt to the vehicle on the rearward facing attendant seat may be bent from being sat on while entering the seat. This repeated bending may result in the cable breaking.

Safety consequence

If the cable breaks, the seat occupant may not be properly restrained in the event of a crash, increasing their risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Halcore will notify owners, and dealers will replace the flexible steel cable with a sleeve encased webbed belt which allows flexibility, free of charges. The recall is expected to begin on December 7, 2015. Owners may contact AEV customer service at 1-800-374-9749 or [email protected].

Notes

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.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 15V694000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.