NHTSA campaign 06V107000 · American Lafrance campaign ALF-0106
American Lafrance Recall 06V-107: COMPARTMENT DOOR
NHTSA recall 06V107000 (American Lafrance campaign ALF-0106) was reported by AMERICAN LAFRANCE LLC on April 7, 2006, with 32 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the American Lafrance Pumper and American Lafrance Tanker for model years 2005–2006. Owners were notified on April 20, 2006, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 06V107000 (also written 06V-107 or 06V107)
- Filed by
- AMERICAN LAFRANCE LLC
- American Lafrance campaign number
- ALF-0106
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 32 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Structure — Body — Door
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V107000. 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
American Lafrance Pumper
American Lafrance Tanker
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V107000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN FIRE TRUCKS BUILT ON EAGLE, METROPOLITAN, AND FREIGHTLINER M2 HEAVY DUTY CLASS 8 CHASSIS, THE COMPARTMENT DOOR OPENING HARDWARE MAY FAIL DUE TO FORCES GENERATED WHEN SLAMMING THE DOOR. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THERE IS NO WAY TO OPEN THE COMPARTMENT DOOR WITHOUT DISMANTLING THE HANDLE ASSEMBLY OR IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION FORCEFULLY OPENING THE DOOR USING A PRY BAR OR FIREMAN'S AXE.
Safety consequence
THE COMPARTMENT DOOR CARRIES MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT. DELAYED ACCESS TO THE EQUIPMENT DUE TO AN INOPERATIVE COMPARTMENT DOOR HANDLE COULD MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE COMPARTMENT DOOR FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 20, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AMERICAN LAFRANCE AT 1-843-746-7542.
Notes
AMERICAN LAFRANCE RECALL NO. ALF-0106.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.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 06V107000
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.