NHTSA campaign 10V300000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Pierce Manufacturing: Structure › Body › Bumpers

Pierce Manufacturing reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 28, 2010 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 25. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

PIERCE IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2003 THROUGH 2009 CUSTOM CONTENDER, DASH, ENFORCER, IMPEL, LANCE SABER, AND VELOCITY FIRE TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 20, 2003, THROUGH MARCH 27, 2009. THESE TRUCKS MAY BE EQUIPPED WITH DROP-DOWN FIRE HOSE TRAYS MOUNTED UNDER THE FRONT BUMPER. THE HOSE TRAY LATCH MAY ACCIDENTALLY OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.

The risk

IF THIS OCCURS THE FIRE HOSE MAY DROP TO THE ROADWAY WITHOUT WARNING. POTENTIAL INJURY TO PEOPLE AND PROPERTY MAY OCCUR. THE SUDDEN HOSE DEPLOYMENT MAY ALSO DISTRACT DRIVERS TRYING TO AVOID THE HOSE AND A CRASH MAY OCCUR.

The remedy

A NEW AND IMPROVED LATCH DESIGN HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AND A NEW HOSE BOX INCORPORATING THE NEW LATCH WILL BE INSTALLED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 4, 2010. OWNER MAY CONTACT PIERCE AT 1-920-832-3000.

49 model years covered

Newest first

Vehicle	Complaints	Recalls
2009 Pierce Custom Contender	0	4
2009 Pierce Dash	0	7
2009 Pierce Enforcer	0	8
2009 Pierce Impel	0	13
2009 Pierce Lance	0	3
2009 Pierce Saber	0	5
2009 Pierce Velocity	0	16
2008 Pierce Custom Contender	0	5
2008 Pierce Dash	0	10
2008 Pierce Enforcer	0	9
2008 Pierce Impel	1	15
2008 Pierce Lance	0	5
2008 Pierce Saber	0	4
2008 Pierce Velocity	0	17
2007 Pierce Custom Contender	0	2
2007 Pierce Dash	1	13
2007 Pierce Enforcer	1	11
2007 Pierce Impel	3	12
2007 Pierce Lance	0	7
2007 Pierce Saber	0	2
2007 Pierce Velocity	0	15
2006 Pierce Custom Contender	0	2
2006 Pierce Dash	0	10
2006 Pierce Enforcer	1	9
2006 Pierce Impel	0	5
2006 Pierce Lance	0	6
2006 Pierce Saber	0	3
2006 Pierce Velocity	0	6
2005 Pierce Custom Contender	0	1
2005 Pierce Dash	0	10
2005 Pierce Enforcer	0	10
2005 Pierce Impel	0	4
2005 Pierce Lance	0	6
2005 Pierce Saber	0	3
2005 Pierce Velocity	0	4
2004 Pierce Custom Contender	0	1
2004 Pierce Dash	1	11
2004 Pierce Enforcer	0	10
2004 Pierce Impel	0	3
2004 Pierce Lance	0	8
2004 Pierce Saber	0	4
2004 Pierce Velocity	0	4
2003 Pierce Custom Contender	0	2
2003 Pierce Dash	0	9
2003 Pierce Enforcer	0	8
2003 Pierce Impel	0	2
2003 Pierce Lance	0	8
2003 Pierce Saber	0	3
2003 Pierce Velocity	0	3

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 10V300000.

Full record for the 2009 Pierce Custom Contender → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →