2008 Ferrara Fire Truck

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 2 times.

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Diesel08V684000

Filed Dec 18, 20083 vehiclesFerrara Fire Apparatus, Inc

Defect. FERRARA RECALLED 3 FIRE TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH CATERPILLAR ENGINES. THE EXTENSION PIPES ATTACHED TO THE AFTERTREATMENT REGENERATION DEVICE (ARD) MAY DEVELOP A HOLE, AND HEAT AND FLAME MAY ESCAPE DURING A REGENERATION OF THE DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER.

Risk. THIS MAY RESULT IN A FIRE HAZARD.

Remedy. FERRARA IS WORKING WITH CATERPILLAR TO HAVE THE VEHICLES REPAIRED (PLEASE SEE 08E054). OWNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED AND ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO HAVE THESE VEHICLES REPAIRED.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Diesel08V683000

Filed Dec 18, 20083 vehiclesFerrara Fire Apparatus, Inc

Defect. FERRARA IS RECALLING 3 FIRE TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH CATERPILLAR ENGINES. INADEQUATE STIFFNESS OF THE DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER (DPF) BRACKET COULD RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE DPF FROM THE CHASSIS.

Risk. A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR IF ANOTHER VEHICLE STRIKES THE DPF ON THE ROADWAY.

Remedy. FERRARA IS WORKING WITH CATERPILLAR TO HAVE THE DPF BRACKETS REPLACED (PLEASE SEE 08E041). OWNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED AND ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO HAVE THESE VEHICLES REPAIRED.

Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Dec 18, 2008. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.