NHTSA campaign 21V654000
PL Custom Recall 21V-654: Lighting and HVAC Display May Freeze
NHTSA recall 21V654000 was reported by PL Custom Emergency Vehicles on August 23, 2021, with 1 vehicle potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the PL Custom Type III for the 2021 model year. Owners were notified on September 7, 2021, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 21V654000 (also written 21V-654 or 21V654)
- Filed by
- PL Custom Emergency Vehicles
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1 vehicle (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — Instrument Cluster/Panel
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 100% (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 21V654000. 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.
PL Custom
PL Custom Type III
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 21V654000.
Defect description
PL Custom Emergency Vehicles (PL Custom) is recalling one 2021 Ford E-450 emergency vehicle equipped with a Weldon V-Mux Vista IV Standard Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) used for controlling emergency vehicle lighting and HVAC functions. These displays may experience low voltage spikes and cause the LCD to freeze or become nonfunctional, due to varying electrical installations.
Safety consequence
If the LCD freezes or becomes non-functional, emergency efforts can be delayed, increasing the risk of injury.
Manufacturer remedy
Dealers will replace the IV Standard LCD, free of charge. All vehicles were repaired October 2021. Owners may contact PL Custom's customer service at 1-732-223-1411.
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.nhtsa.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 21V654000
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.