NHTSA vehicle safety data
2008 Medtec AD-170 Recalls, Ratings & Complaints
The 2008 Medtec AD-170 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign and 0 owner complaints on file as of October 16, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Medtec dealer.
NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2008 Medtec AD-170. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
NHTSA #09V442000Reported November 17, 2009 · MEDTEC AMBULANCE CORPORATION
Potentially affected: 14 vehicles
Defect description
MEDTEC AMBULANCE IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007-2009 AD-170, FD-160 AND PD-168 AMBULANCES EQUIPPED WITH CARRIER AIRV CEILING UNITS, MODEL NOS. 68RV0010BA, 68RV0012CA, AND 68RV0010EA. THE HEATER ELEMENT IN THESE ASSEMBLIES MAY BE DEFECTIVE WHICH COULD CAUSE THE UNIT TO CREATE SMOKE OR SPARKS.
Safety consequence
THIS DEFECT COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
MEDTEC AMBULANCE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE AMBULANCES WILL BE REPAIRED BY CARRIER FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE SEE CARRIER'S DEFECT REPORT 09E-053. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 19, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CARRIER AT 1-877-584-7059 OR MEDTEC AMBULANCE AT 1-574-534-1318.
Notes
MEDTEC'S CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 35-1570451.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
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