Car Problem DataNHTSA records

Pierce Custom Contender

Owners filed 1 complaints across 12 model years of the Pierce Custom Contender. The 2001 drew the most (1); the 2011 the fewest (0).

Model years12
Complaints1
Recalls27
Fires0
Deaths1

Every Pierce Custom Contender model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
20110
3———Routine
20100
3———Routine
20090
4———Routine
20080
5———Routine
20070
2———Routine
20060
2———Routine
20050
1———Routine
20040
1———Routine
20030
2———Routine
20020
1———Routine
20011
2—1Seat Belts › FrontFatalities reported
20000
1———Routine

Which Pierce Custom Contender years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2001 is the weakest year on record, with 1 complaints concentrated in the seat belts › front. It carries 2 recalls.

Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.