Pierce Manufacturing: Equipment
Pierce Manufacturing reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 1, 2016 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 114. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Arrow XT, Enforcer, Impel, Quantum, Saber, and Velocity emergency vehicles manufactured August 4, 2015, to August 24, 2016, equipped with pumps to provide pressurized water to aid in fighting fires. These pumps have 6" intake strainers that may have been improperly soldered during production and, as a result, the strainers may come apart during use, allowing parts of the strainer and debris to enter the pump, possibly damaging the pump.
The risk
If the strainer and/or debris enters the pump, and the operator is forced to shut down the pump, reducing firefighting effectiveness, there could be an increased risk of injury.
The remedy
Pierce will notify owners to check the strainer for missing solder at the joints. Any strainers missing solder will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on June 16, 2016. Owners may contact Pierce customer service at 1-888-974-3723 or Hale Products Customer Service Center at 1-800-533-3569. Pierce's number for this recall is 74B272.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Pierce Arrow XT | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 Pierce Enforcer | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Pierce Impel | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Pierce Quantum | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Pierce Saber | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 Pierce Velocity | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Pierce Arrow XT | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Pierce Enforcer | 0 | 15 | 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 |
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 16V390000.
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