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NHTSA campaign 09V238000 · Pierce campaign 39-0139830

Pierce Recall 09V-238: SCBA CYLINDER STORAGE COMPARTMENTS

NHTSA recall 09V238000 (Pierce campaign 39-0139830) was reported by PIERCE MANUFACTURING on June 25, 2009, with 466 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Pierce 75' ALUMINUM LADDER, Pierce PUC Pumper and Pierce Rear Mount Pumper for model years 2003–2009. Owners were notified on July 17, 2009, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 09V238000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
09V238000 (also written 09V-238 or 09V238)
Filed by
PIERCE MANUFACTURING
Pierce campaign number
39-0139830
Report received
Potentially affected
466 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Structure — Body — Door
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 09V238000. 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.

Pierce

  • Pierce 75' ALUMINUM LADDER

  • Pierce PUC Pumper

  • Pierce Rear Mount Pumper

    • 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built August 11, 2003 – December 2, 2009 (per NHTSA)
    • 2005 · Vehicles built August 11, 2003 – March 9, 2009 (per NHTSA)
    • 2006, 2007, 2008 · Vehicles built August 11, 2003 – December 2, 2009 (per NHTSA)
    • 2009 · Vehicles built December 10, 2003 – December 2, 2009 (per NHTSA)
All Pierce recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 09V238000.

Defect description

PIERCE IS RECALLING 466 MODEL YEAR 2003 THROUGH 2009 FIRE APPARATUS BODIES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN DECEMBER 10, 2003 AND MARCH 9, 2009, AND MAY HAVE BEEN EQUIPPED WITH DUAL SCBA CYLINDER STORAGE COMPARTMENTS. THESE COMPARTMENTS EXTEND INBOARD HORIZONTALLY FROM THE SIDE OF THE REAR BODY. THE SCBA COMPARTMENT DOOR LATCH MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED INCORRECTLY, ALLOWING THE DOOR TO POP OPEN WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.

Safety consequence

IF THE DOOR OPENS, THE SCBA CYLINDERS MAY FALL OUT OF THE COMPARTMENT AND ONTO THE ROADWAY, POSSIBLY BECOMING ROAD HAZARD TO OTHER MOTORISTS WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

PIERCE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 17, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PIERCE AT 1-920-832-3000.

Notes

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> .

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 09V238000

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.