Pierce Manufacturing: Engine and Engine Cooling
Pierce Manufacturing reported this defect to federal regulators on May 7, 2010 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 827. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
PIERCE IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 THROUGH 2010 ARROW XT, DASH, LANCE, QUANTUM, AND VELOCITY EMERGENCY VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM DECEMBER 20, 2006, THROUGH FEBRUARY 1, 2010, EQUIPPED WITH DETROIT DIESEL SERIES 60 ENGINES. THE ENGINE MAY SHUT DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN A DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER OVER TEMPERATURE CONDITION IS DETECTED.
The risk
UNEXPECTED EMERGENCY VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTDOWN UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS COULD HAMPER RESCUE OPERATIONS AND PLACE THE PUBLIC AT RISK.
The remedy
OWNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY DETROIT DIESEL AND DETROIT DIESEL WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE BY REPROGRAMMING THE ENGINE CONTROL LOGIC TO ILLUMINATE A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT WITHOUT REQUESTING ENGINE SHUTDOWN. PLEASE SEE DAIMLER TRUCKS' DEFECT REPORT 10E-005. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 28, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS AT 1-800-547-0712 OR PIERCE AT 1-920-832-3000.
25 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Pierce Arrow XT | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Pierce Dash | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Pierce Lance | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Pierce Quantum | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Pierce Velocity | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Pierce Arrow XT | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Pierce Dash | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Pierce Lance | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Pierce Quantum | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Pierce Velocity | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Pierce Arrow XT | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 Pierce Dash | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Pierce Lance | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Pierce Quantum | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Pierce Velocity | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Pierce Arrow XT | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Pierce Dash | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Pierce Lance | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Pierce Quantum | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Pierce Velocity | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Pierce Arrow XT | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Pierce Dash | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Pierce Lance | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Pierce Quantum | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Pierce Velocity | 0 | 6 | 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 10V195000.
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