Pierce Manufacturing: Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Arm
Pierce Manufacturing reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 21, 2014 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 135. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain model year 2009-2013 Pierce Enforcer, Impel, Quantum, Velocity, and Arrow XT emergency vehicles manufactured November 11, 2009, to April 23, 2013, and equipped with TAK-4 front independent suspensions. The affected vehicles have front lower control arms that may crack and fracture.
The risk
If one of the lower control arm fractures, the attached wheel may separate, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Pierce will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the lower control arms, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on November 5, 2014. Owners may contact Pierce customer service at 1-888-974-3723. Pierce's number for this recall is 74B257.
25 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Pierce Arrow XT | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Pierce Enforcer | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Pierce Impel | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Pierce Quantum | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Pierce Velocity | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Pierce Arrow XT | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Pierce Enforcer | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Pierce Impel | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Pierce Quantum | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Pierce Velocity | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Pierce Arrow XT | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Pierce Enforcer | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Pierce Impel | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Pierce Quantum | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Pierce Velocity | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Pierce Arrow XT | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Pierce Enforcer | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Pierce Impel | 0 | 9 | 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 Enforcer | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Pierce Impel | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Pierce Quantum | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Pierce Velocity | 0 | 16 | 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 14V660000.
Full record for the 2013 Pierce Arrow XT → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →