2005 Pierce 75' Aluminum Ladder

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the unknown or other. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Unknown or Other	1		1	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Structure › Body › Door09V238000

Filed Jun 25, 2009466 vehiclesPierce Manufacturing

Defect. PIERCE IS RECALLING 466 MODEL YEAR 2003 THROUGH 2009 FIRE APPARATUS BODIES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN DECEMBER 10, 2003 AND MARCH 9, 2009, AND MAY HAVE BEEN EQUIPPED WITH DUAL SCBA CYLINDER STORAGE COMPARTMENTS. THESE COMPARTMENTS EXTEND INBOARD HORIZONTALLY FROM THE SIDE OF THE REAR BODY. THE SCBA COMPARTMENT DOOR LATCH MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED INCORRECTLY, ALLOWING THE DOOR TO POP OPEN WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.

Risk. IF THE DOOR OPENS, THE SCBA CYLINDERS MAY FALL OUT OF THE COMPARTMENT AND ONTO THE ROADWAY, POSSIBLY BECOMING ROAD HAZARD TO OTHER MOTORISTS WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Remedy. PIERCE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 17, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PIERCE AT 1-920-832-3000.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Unknown or OtherCrash

Filed Jul 2, 2018MA

ON APRIL 11, 2018, WHILE OPERATING AT A TWO ALARM FIRE AT A THREE STORY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING, A 95 FOOT MID MOUNT AERIAL PLATFORM FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BUCKET TRUCK WAS STATIONARY AND LADDER WAS EXTENDED TO ROOF. THE BUCKET WAS UNMANNED AND NO ONE WAS AT THE TURNTABLE. DURING OPERATIONS, THE LADDER DROPPED ONTO THE ROOF, AND THEN BUCKLED.

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2005

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2009	0	1	Routine
2008	0	1	Routine
2007	0	1	Routine
2006	0	1	Routine
2005 — this page	1	1	Routine
2004	0	1	Routine
2003	0	1	Routine

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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: Jun 25, 2009. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.