NHTSA safety recall

Recall 10V423000 · manufacturer campaign 74B207

Steering — Pierce · reported 21 Sep 2010 · 2,652 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

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.

The risk

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

The fix

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.

PIERCE SAFETY RECALL NO. 74B207.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
10V423000
Manufacturer campaign
74B207
Filed by
Pierce Manufacturing
Report received
21 Sep 2010
Owners notified
12 Oct 2010
Potentially affected
2,652

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.

1998 Pierce Arrow Xt 1999 Pierce Arrow Xt 2000 Pierce Arrow Xt 2001 Pierce Arrow Xt 2002 Pierce Arrow Xt 2003 Pierce Arrow Xt 2004 Pierce Arrow Xt 2005 Pierce Arrow Xt 2006 Pierce Arrow Xt 2007 Pierce Arrow Xt 2008 Pierce Arrow Xt 1998 Pierce Dash 1999 Pierce Dash 2000 Pierce Dash 2001 Pierce Dash 2002 Pierce Dash 2003 Pierce Dash 2004 Pierce Dash 2005 Pierce Dash 2006 Pierce Dash 2007 Pierce Dash 2008 Pierce Dash 1998 Pierce Enforcer 1999 Pierce Enforcer 2000 Pierce Enforcer 2001 Pierce Enforcer 2002 Pierce Enforcer 2003 Pierce Enforcer 2004 Pierce Enforcer 2005 Pierce Enforcer 2006 Pierce Enforcer 2007 Pierce Enforcer 2008 Pierce Enforcer 1998 Pierce Impel 1999 Pierce Impel 2000 Pierce Impel 2001 Pierce Impel 2002 Pierce Impel 2003 Pierce Impel 2004 Pierce Impel 2005 Pierce Impel 2006 Pierce Impel 2007 Pierce Impel 2008 Pierce Impel 1998 Pierce Lance 1999 Pierce Lance 2000 Pierce Lance 2001 Pierce Lance 2002 Pierce Lance 2003 Pierce Lance 2004 Pierce Lance 2005 Pierce Lance 2006 Pierce Lance 2007 Pierce Lance 2008 Pierce Lance 1998 Pierce Velocity 1999 Pierce Velocity 2000 Pierce Velocity 2001 Pierce Velocity 2002 Pierce Velocity 2003 Pierce Velocity 2004 Pierce Velocity 2005 Pierce Velocity 2006 Pierce Velocity 2007 Pierce Velocity 2008 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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