Code 3 has been manufacturing emergency vehicle equipment since 1974.

Public Safety Equipment (PSE), the parent company of Code 3, Inc. was purchased by Stirling Square Capital Partners (SSCP) in 2007.

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Lightbars:

  • Code 3 2200 Lightbar – 1974
  • Code 3 SD Lightbar – 1976
  • Code 3 XL-9000 Lightbar – 1979
  • Code 3 SD-4100 Lightbar – 1982
  • Code 3 SD-4200 Lightbar – 1982
  • Code 3 XL-5000 Lightbar – 1982
  • Code 3 XL-5000 Lightbar – 1982
  • Code 3 LP 6000 Lightbar – 1983
  • Code 3 MX 7000 Lightbar – 1988
  • Code 3 Excalibur Lightbar – 1996
  • Code 3 Code 360 Lightbar – 1998
  • Code 3 2100 Lightbar – 2001
  • Code 3 Javelin Lightbar – 2003
  • Code 3 Wingman Lightbar – 2005
  • Code 3 XF 2300 Lightbar – 2006
  • Code 3 RX 2700 Lightbar – 2007
  • Code 3 Defender Lightbar – 2009
  • Code 3 Ranger Lightbar – 2011
  • Code 3 Solex Lightbar – 2013
  • Code 3 Triumph Lightbar – 2014
  • Code 3 Pursuit Lightbar – 2016

Lightbar Notes:

* = approximate date

SD2000/1100 1976-1991

XL9000/4500 1979-1994

Quick change lamp holders introduced in 1979. All XL models had the quick-change holders, SD models starting in November 1979, but some SD retain old style through the end of 1979.

Force 4

SD4200 1982-1991*

SD4100 1982-2003*

XL5000 1982*-2012

XL5100 1982*-

XL9000 XL5000 with 3-bulb outboard rotators

LP 1985*-

MX 1989-

Independent halogen rotator SD4100 and XL5100 models and LP were marketed as Code 3 until approximately 1986 when the Force 4 name was applied to halogen rotator models.

I could use some clarification on Force 4, these were a separate entity from PSE / Code 3 and later acquired, a sub branding under PSE separate from Code 3, or a sub-brand of Code 3?

Basically I’m not sure how to list these Code 3 / Force 4, just Force 4 or Code 3 with a tag that they were once made by Force 4?

Public Safety Equipment was the manufacturer, they are now ECCO Safety Group. Code 3 was initial product line for their lights and sirens. The Code 3 emergency lights originally used sealed beam bulbs. When PSE introduced models with independently driven rotating parabolic mirrors with halogen bulbs, the designation Force 4 was created to differentiate these models from the sealed beam models. The earliest versions of the Force 4 line did not have the Force 4 name, but still used the Code 3 name. I hope that helps to clarify some muddy water.

Interior Warning Lights:

  • Code 3 Dashlaser – 1987
  • Code 3 Dashlaser M
  • Code 3 Arrowstik – 1988
  • Code 3 Deckblaster – 1992
  • Code 3 Model AS1 / AS2 / AS3
  • Code 3 RVM
  • Code 3 SlickStik – ? to 2003
  • Code 3 OsciLaser – 2002
  • Code 3 StrobiLaser – 2003
  • Code 3 LED X – 2003
  • Code 3 LED X NarrowStik – 2003
  • Code 3 SuperVisor  – 2004
  • Code 3 RotaLaser – 2003
  • Code 3 WingMan – 2004
  • Code 3 LC-Stik – 2004
  • Code 3 Warrior – 2006
  • Code 3 Gladiator – 2006
  • Code 3 Optix NarrowStik – 2006
  • Code 3 Stiletto – 2007
  • Code 3 XT3 – 2007
  • Code 3 4XT6SS – 2009

Sirens:

  • Code 3 V-Con Siren
  • Code 3 MasterCom B Siren
  • Code 3 RLS Siren
  • Code 3 Scorpion Siren
  • Code Compact Siren
  • Code 3 Remote Compact Siren
  • Code 3 MicroCom Siren
  • Code 3 Undercover Siren
  • Code 3 MicroCom 2 – 2003
  • Code 3 3950 Motorcycle Siren – 2003
  • Code 3 Econ 4000 Series Siren – 2004
  • Code 3 Banshee Siren – 2014
  • Code 3 Xcel Siren – 2014