NHTSA safety recall

Recall 10V195000 · manufacturer campaign 39-0139830

Engine And Engine Cooling — Pierce · reported 7 May 2010 · 827 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

PIERCE IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 THROUGH 2010 ARROW XT, DASH, LANCE, QUANTUM, AND VELOCITY EMERGENCY VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM DECEMBER 20, 2006, THROUGH FEBRUARY 1, 2010, EQUIPPED WITH DETROIT DIESEL SERIES 60 ENGINES. THE ENGINE MAY SHUT DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN A DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER OVER TEMPERATURE CONDITION IS DETECTED.

The risk

UNEXPECTED EMERGENCY VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTDOWN UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS COULD HAMPER RESCUE OPERATIONS AND PLACE THE PUBLIC AT RISK.

The fix

OWNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY DETROIT DIESEL AND DETROIT DIESEL WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE BY REPROGRAMMING THE ENGINE CONTROL LOGIC TO ILLUMINATE A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT WITHOUT REQUESTING ENGINE SHUTDOWN. PLEASE SEE DAIMLER TRUCKS' DEFECT REPORT 10E-005. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 28, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS AT 1-800-547-0712 OR PIERCE AT 1-920-832-3000.

PIERCE'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 39-0139830.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

NHTSA campaign
10V195000
Manufacturer campaign
39-0139830
Filed by
Pierce Manufacturing
Report received
7 May 2010
Owners notified
28 May 2010
Potentially affected
827

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2006 Pierce Arrow Xt 2007 Pierce Arrow Xt 2008 Pierce Arrow Xt 2009 Pierce Arrow Xt 2010 Pierce Arrow Xt 2006 Pierce Dash 2007 Pierce Dash 2008 Pierce Dash 2009 Pierce Dash 2010 Pierce Dash 2006 Pierce Lance 2007 Pierce Lance 2008 Pierce Lance 2009 Pierce Lance 2010 Pierce Lance 2006 Pierce Quantum 2007 Pierce Quantum 2008 Pierce Quantum 2009 Pierce Quantum 2010 Pierce Quantum 2006 Pierce Velocity 2007 Pierce Velocity 2008 Pierce Velocity 2009 Pierce Velocity 2010 Pierce Velocity

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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