Pierce Manufacturing: Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Diesel
Pierce Manufacturing reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 31, 2008 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 76. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
PIERCE IS RECALLING 76 MY 2007-2008 ARROW XT AND VELOCITY FIRE TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH CATERPILLAR C13 DIESEL 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.
The risk
THIS MAY RESULT IN A FIRE HAZARD.
The remedy
PIERCE IS WORKING WITH CATERPILLAR TO REPAIR THESE VEHICLES (PLEASE SEE 08E054). OWNERS MAY CONTACT CATERPILLAR AT 1-800-447-4986 OR PIERCE AT 1-920-832-3000.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Pierce Arrow XT | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 Pierce Velocity | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Pierce Arrow XT | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Pierce Velocity | 0 | 15 | 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 08V574000.
Full record for the 2008 Pierce Arrow XT → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →