NHTSA campaign 08V020000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Pierce Manufacturing: Steering › Gear Box › Shaft Pitman

Pierce Manufacturing reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 15, 2008 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 22. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

ON CERTAIN FIRE TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH TRW STEERING GEARS, MODELS TAS85 AND RCS85, THESE STEERING GEARS CONTAIN POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE SECTOR SHAFTS WITH AN INCORRECT GEAR TOOTH WHICH MAY INTERFERE WITH THE RACK-PISTON TEETH, RESULTING IN A STICK OR BIND CONDITION.

The risk

THIS CONDITION HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE THE STEERING GEAR TO STALL AND RESTRICT THE STEERING TURNING ANGLE OF THE VEHICLE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

The remedy

PIERCE IS WORKING WITH TRW TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE STEERING GEAR (PLEASE SEE 07E101). THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 11, 2008. OWNERS ONTACT TRW AT 765-429-1768 OR PIERCE AT 920-832-3249.

8 model years covered

Newest first

Vehicle	Complaints	Recalls
2007 Pierce Arrow XT	0	13
2007 Pierce Dash	1	13
2007 Pierce Enforcer	1	11
2007 Pierce Impel	3	12
2007 Pierce Lance	0	7
2007 Pierce Quantum	0	9
2007 Pierce Saber	0	2
2007 Pierce Velocity	0	15

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 08V020000.

Full record for the 2007 Pierce Arrow XT → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →