NHTSA vehicle safety data
2008 American Lafrance Condor Recalls & Complaints
The 2008 American Lafrance Condor has 1 NHTSA recall campaign on file as of October 24, 2026. try.vin has no NHTSA owner complaints on file for the 2008 American Lafrance Condor. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized American Lafrance dealer.
NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2008 American Lafrance Condor. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.
ARD EXTENSION PIPES/CATERPILLAR
NHTSA #08V472000 · Engine and Engine Cooling — Engine — Diesel · NHTSA notice
Reported September 15, 2008 · AMERICAN LAFRANCE LLC
Potentially affected: 1 vehicle
Owners notified January 7, 2009
Defect description
AMERICAN LAFRANCE IS RECALLING ONE (1) LOW CAB FORWARD (LCF) CONDOR TRUCK EQUIPPED WITH A CATERPILLAR C13 DIESEL ENGINE. THE EXTENSION PIPES ATTACHED TO THE AFTERTREATMENT REGENERATION DEVICE (ARD) MAY DEVELOP A HOLE, AND HEAT AND FLAME MAY ESCAPE DURING A REGENERATION OF THE DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER.
Safety consequence
THIS MAY RESULT IN A FIRE HAZARD.
Manufacturer remedy
AMERICAN LAFRANCE IS WORKING WITH CATERPILLAR TO REPAIR THIS VEHICLE (PLEASE SEE 08E054). OWNERS MAY CONTACT ATERPILLAR AT 1-800-447-4986 OR AMERICAN LAFRANCE AT 1-843-486-7400.
Notes
CUSTOMERS 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 HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
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