By year
Owner complaints about North Central Emergency vehicles peaked at 5 in 2022
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 2019 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
North Central Emergency
The complete NHTSA record for North Central Emergency vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most North Central Emergency recalls are filed by North Central Emergency Vehicles, part of North Central Emergency.
Owner complaints in the last five years811 on file in all, across 3 models
Recall campaigns21 in five years
Severity index9.1Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations02 service bulletins
Components
Powertrain draws the most owner complaints about North Central Emergency vehicles, 50% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The Ford E-450 has the most complaints of any North Central Emergency model
Every North Central Emergency model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Severity index | Recalls | Investigations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford E-450 | 2016 to 2021 | 8 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ford E-350 | 2016 to 2018 | 3 | 33.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Chevy G4500 | 2016 to 2017 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns listing a North Central Emergency product
- 24V-406 Jun 6, 2024
In the event of a short circuit or wiring failure, the firmware in the node may fail to shut off the output pin, resulting in overloaded…
Electrical system · 1 vehicles - 19V-285 Apr 10, 2019
Depending on the specific wiring of the vehicle, these brake lights may illuminate when the brake pedal has not been pressed
Lighting · 5 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.