NHTSA campaign 03V089000 · American Lafrance campaign FL-406
American Lafrance Recall 03V-089: AMERICAN LAFRANCE/HYDRAULIC PUMPS
NHTSA recall 03V089000 (American Lafrance campaign FL-406) was reported by AMERICAN LAFRANCE on March 13, 2003, with 9 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the American Lafrance Eagle and American Lafrance Metropolitan for the 2002 model year.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 03V089000 (also written 03V-089 or 03V089)
- Filed by
- AMERICAN LAFRANCE
- American Lafrance campaign number
- FL-406
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 9 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — Alternator/Generator/Regulator
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V089000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
American Lafrance
All American Lafrance recallsNHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V089000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN FIRE TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH HARRISON HYDRA-GEN GENERATOR PUMPS, THE TUBING CONNECTING THE SOFT START TO THE GENERATOR PUMP CAN BREAK AWAY FROM THE FITTING AND SPRAY HYDRAULIC FLUID ONTO THE EXHAUST.
Safety consequence
THIS CAN CAUSE A FIRE THAT COULD ENDANGER PEOPLE IN THE VICINITY, THE VEHICLE ITSELF, AND NEARBY PROPERTY.
Manufacturer remedy
HARRISON HYDRA-GEN NOTIFIED OWNERS ON JANUARY 15, 2003. DEALERS WILL REMOVE TWO PIECES OF STEEL TUBING AND REPLACE THEM WITH A HIGH PRESSURE HOSE. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITH A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT HARRISON HYDRA-GEN AT 1-800-723-3334 OR AMERICAN LAFRANCE/FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-385-4357.
Notes
FREIGHTLINER RECALL NO. FL-406.CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 03V089000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.