Visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system (Braun Ambulances)
Vehicle recall 22V-911. NHTSA received Braun Ambulances’s report on Dec 9, 2022.
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NHTSA received Braun Ambulances’s report on Dec 9, 2022. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 19, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
HVAC system failure from overheating can increase the risk of a fire.
Braun Ambulances (Braun) is recalling certain 2014-2022 Chief XL, Express, Express Plus, Liberty, Patriot, Signature, Super Chief, and TLC vehicles.
Excessive voltage may damage the condenser fan relay, resulting in failure and overheating of the Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system.
What should you do?
Dealers will replace the relay and install a diode, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on December 15, 2023. Owners may contact Braun’s customer service at 1-877-344-9990. Braun’s number for this recall is 2022-02.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 19, 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.nhtsa.gov.
- Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 1,321 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.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- Braun Ambulances Patriot20222021202020192018201720162015and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Braun Ambulances Express20222021202020192018201720162015and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Braun Ambulances Chief XL20222021202020192018201720162015and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Braun Ambulances Signature Series20222021202020192018201720162015and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Braun Ambulances Super Chief20222021202020192018201720162015and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Braun Ambulances TLC20222021202020192018201720162015and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Braun Ambulances Liberty20222021202020192018201720162015and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Braun Ambulances Express Plus20222021202020192018201720162015and 2014, before the model years listed here
Who is recalling it?
- Made by Braun Ambulances.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 19, 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.
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Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
Released Oct 19, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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 19, 2026.