Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc: Suspension › Front › King Pin
Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 28, 2006 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 12. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ON CERTAIN FIRE TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH CERTAIN NMB-MINEBEA KINGPIN BALLPIN SUSPENSION ASSEMBLIES, THE KINGPIN BALLPIN ASSEMBLY CAN FRACTURE POSSIBLY ALLOWING THE ASSOCIATED WHEEL TO DISENGAGE FROM PART OF THE SUSPENSION.
The risk
WHEEL SEPARATION WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN USE COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
FERRARA HAS REPLACED THE KING PINS ON ALL TWELVE FIRE TRUCKS. NO FURTHER ACTION IS NECESSARY.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Ferrara Igniter | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Ferrara Inferno | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Ferrara Igniter | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Ferrara Inferno | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Ferrara Igniter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Ferrara Inferno | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 06V143000.
Full record for the 2005 Ferrara Igniter → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →