NHTSA recall campaign

10V423000

ManufacturerPIERCE MANUFACTURINGReported2010-09-21Affected2,652 vehicles

What was wrong

Defect

PIERCE IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1998 THROUGH 2008 ARROW XT, LANCE, VELOCITY, ENFORCER, IMPEL, AND DASH CUSTOM FIRE APPARATUS VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 30, 1998 THROUGH NOVEMBER 25, 2008. THE STEERING GEAR BRACKET MAY FRACTURE AND BREAK. IF THIS OCCURS THE STEERING GEAR MAY DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE.

Risk

DETACHMENT OF THE STEERING GEAR WILL RESULT IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL THAT COULD CAUSE A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

PIERCE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW STEERING GEAR MOUNTING BRACKET FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 12, 2010. OWNERS ARE BEING INSTRUCTED TO INSPECT THE STEERING GEAR BRACKET PRIOR TO EACH TRIP. THE REMEDY TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN NO EARLIER THE JANUARY 31, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PIERCE AT 1-888-974-3723.

To check whether your specific VIN is covered and to find a participating dealer, look this campaign up on NHTSA.gov →

Affected vehicles

66 entries

Pierce
- Arrow XT1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
- Dash1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
- Enforcer1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
- Impel1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
- Lance1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
- Velocity1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008