NHTSA vehicle safety data
2003 American Lafrance Condor Recalls & Complaints
The 2003 American Lafrance Condor has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns on file as of October 24, 2026. try.vin has no NHTSA owner complaints on file for the 2003 American Lafrance Condor. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized American Lafrance dealer.
NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2003 American Lafrance Condor. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.
CAB TILT BRACKET
NHTSA #09V128000 · Structure — Body · NHTSA notice
Reported April 17, 2009 · DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
Potentially affected: 2,811 vehicles
Manufacturer campaign FL-547 · Owners notified September 19, 2009 · Vehicles built May 12, 2000 – December 14, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Defect description
DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING 2,811 MY 2001-2007 CONDOR TRUCKS BUILT BY AMERICAN LAFRANCE, FREIGHTLINER AND STERLING. THE CAB MOUNTED BRACKET ATTACHED TO THE HYDRAULIC CYLINDER USED TO RAISE AND LOWER THE CAB FOR MAINTENANCE MAY WEAR LEADING TO INADEQUATE RESTRAINT, ALLOWING THE CAB TO FALL FORWARD ONTO THE GROUND.
Safety consequence
A CAB FALLING FORWARD TO THE GROUND UNEXPECTEDLY MAY RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY.
Manufacturer remedy
DAIMLER TRUCKS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE VEHICLES WILL BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS AT 1-800-547-0712.
Notes
DAIMLER TRUCKS RECALL NO. FL-547.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
VEHICLE CAB HYDRAULIC LIFT SYSTEM
NHTSA #08V609000 · Structure · NHTSA notice
Reported November 24, 2008 · AMERICAN LAFRANCE LLC
Potentially affected: 1,251 vehicles
American Lafrance campaign ALF-0308 · Owners notified February 15, 2009 · Vehicles built February 24, 2000 – August 31, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Defect description
AMERICAN LAFRANCE IS RECALLING 1,251 MY 2000-2007 CONDOR TRUCKS. THE BRACKET THAT ATTACHES THE HYDRAULIC CYLINDER TO THE CAB USED TO RAISE AND LOWER THE VEHICLE CAB FOR MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES CAN FAIL.
Safety consequence
IF THE BRACKET FAILS DUE TO THE FORCES ENCOUNTERED WHEN THE CAB PASSES THE BREAK OVER POINT AND REACHES THE END OF THE CYLINDER TRAVEL, THE CAB WILL CONTINUE ITS FORWARD MOVEMENT UNTIL IT REACHES THE GROUND. IF THE BRACKET FAILS DURING THE LIFTING SEGMENT OF RAISING THE CAB, THE CAB COULD FALL UNRESTRAINED BACK DOWN ONTO THE CHASSIS, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.
Manufacturer remedy
AMERICAN LAFRANCE WILL REPAIR THESE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 13, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AMERICAN LAFRANCE AT 1-888-253-8725.
Notes
AMERICAN LAFRANCE RECALL NO. ALF-0308.CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
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