Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc.: Equipment
Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 16, 2016 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 60. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc. (Ferrara) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Inferno, Igniter, Cinder, Ultra, and Intruder vehicles built on Freightliner and International chassis manufactured August 3, 2015, to April 29, 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
Ferrara will notify owners, and owners will check the strainer for missing solder at the joints. Any strainers missing solder will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on July 20, 2016. Owners may contact Ferrara customer service at 1-800-443-9006 or hale customer service at 1-800-533-3569.
10 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Ferrara Cinder | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Ferrara Igniter | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Ferrara Inferno | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Ferrara Intruder | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Ferrara Ultra | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Ferrara Cinder | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Ferrara Igniter | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Ferrara Inferno | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Ferrara Intruder | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Ferrara Ultra | 0 | 1 | 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 16V445000.
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