Pierce Manufacturing: Equipment
Pierce Manufacturing reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 16, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 186. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Arrow XT, Quantum, Velocity, Impel, and Saber fire-fighting vehicles manufactured June 19, 2013, to July 31, 2014. The affected vehicles have fire hose water pressure regulators that may not respond consistently to operator input and, as a result, there may be an unexpected water pressure surge to the fire hose.
The risk
An unexpected surge in water pressure to the fire hose can increase the risk of injury to the hose operator or those nearby.
The remedy
Pierce will notify owners, and dealers will update the water pressure governor firmware, free of charge. The recall began on January 5, 2016. Owners may contact Pierce customer service at 1-888-974-3723. Pierce's number for this recall is 74B252.
15 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Pierce Arrow XT | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Pierce Impel | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Pierce Quantum | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Pierce Saber | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Pierce Velocity | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Pierce Arrow XT | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Pierce Impel | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Pierce Quantum | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Pierce Saber | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Pierce Velocity | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Pierce Arrow XT | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Pierce Impel | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Pierce Quantum | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Pierce Saber | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Pierce Velocity | 0 | 12 | 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 15V760000.
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