Pierce Manufacturing: Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Ball Joint
Pierce Manufacturing reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 1, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 910. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain model year 2006-2007 Arrow XT, Dash, Enforcer, Lance, Impel, and Quantum vehicles manufactured January 1, 2006, to March 31, 2007. In the affected vehicles, tears in the ball joint protective boots may result in contamination of the ball joints.
The risk
The contamination may cause premature ball joint failure and the wheel to disengage from the control arm, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
The remedy
Pierce will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the affected vehicles for torn ball joint boots. Pierce will also evaluate the ball joint wear. Ball joints with an unexpected level of wear will be replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on December 10, 2015. Owners may contact Pierce customer service at 1-888-974-3723. Pierce's number for this recall is 74B267.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Pierce Arrow XT | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Pierce Dash | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Pierce Enforcer | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Pierce Impel | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Pierce Lance | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Pierce Quantum | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Pierce Arrow XT | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Pierce Dash | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Pierce Enforcer | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Pierce Impel | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Pierce Lance | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Pierce Quantum | 0 | 5 | 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 15V615000.
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