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Exterior lighting: brake lights (Custom Truck & Body Works)

Vehicle recall 18V-920. NHTSA received Custom Truck And Body Works’s report on Dec 20, 2018.

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NHTSA received Custom Truck And Body Works’s report on Dec 20, 2018. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 28, 2026.

Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.

What’s wrong with it?

If the brake lights falsely illuminate, other drivers could become confused, increasing the risk of a crash.

Custom Trucks And Body Works (Custom Trucks) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Type I, II and III Ambulances, Rescue Trucks, Pump Trucks and Tanker Trucks equipped with Whelen accessory brake lights.

Depending on the specific wiring of the vehicle, these brake lights may illuminate when the brake pedal has not been pressed.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.

  • NHTSA’s part: Exterior lighting: brake lights.

What should you do?

Custom Trucks will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake lights, free of charge. The recall began February 28, 2019. Owners may contact Custom Trucks customer service at 1-706-553-9178 or Whelen customer service at 1-860-718-2331.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.

  • How to reach the firm: 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
  • Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.

Which ones are recalled?

NHTSA counts 28 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

Each model year opens its own page: every recall naming it, its owner complaints and its crash ratings.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.

Who is recalling it?

  • Made by Custom Truck And Body Works.
Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.

What the record doesn’t say

  • NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt. Owners’ complaints are counted on each vehicle’s page.
  • Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
  • How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

Source:

Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 28, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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