NHTSA campaign 10V423000 · Pierce campaign 74B207

Pierce Recall 10V-423: STEERING GEAR MOUNTING BRACKET

NHTSA recall 10V423000 (Pierce campaign 74B207) was reported by PIERCE MANUFACTURING on September 21, 2010, with 2,652 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Pierce Arrow XT, Pierce Dash, Pierce Enforcer and more for model years 1998–2008. Owners were notified on October 12, 2010, 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 10V423000 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: 10V423000 (also written 10V-423 or 10V423)
Filed by: PIERCE MANUFACTURING
Pierce campaign number: 74B207
Report received: September 21, 2010
Potentially affected: 2,652 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Steering
Owners notified: October 12, 2010

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 10V423000. 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 Arrow XT
- 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 · Vehicles built May 30, 1998 – November 25, 2008 (per NHTSA)
Pierce Dash
- 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 · Vehicles built May 30, 1998 – November 25, 2008 (per NHTSA)
Pierce Enforcer
- 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 · Vehicles built May 30, 1998 – November 25, 2008 (per NHTSA)
Pierce Impel
- 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 · Vehicles built May 30, 1998 – November 25, 2008 (per NHTSA)
Pierce Lance
- 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 · Vehicles built May 30, 1998 – November 25, 2008 (per NHTSA)
Pierce Velocity
- 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 · Vehicles built May 30, 1998 – November 25, 2008 (per NHTSA)

All Pierce recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 10V423000.

Defect description

PIERCE IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1998 THROUGH 2008 ARROW XT, LANCE, VELOCITY, ENFORCER, IMPEL, AND DASH CUSTOM FIRE APPARATUS VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 30, 1998 THROUGH NOVEMBER 25, 2008. THE STEERING GEAR BRACKET MAY FRACTURE AND BREAK. IF THIS OCCURS THE STEERING GEAR MAY DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE.

Safety consequence

DETACHMENT OF THE STEERING GEAR WILL RESULT IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL THAT COULD CAUSE A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

PIERCE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW STEERING GEAR MOUNTING BRACKET FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 12, 2010. OWNERS ARE BEING INSTRUCTED TO INSPECT THE STEERING GEAR BRACKET PRIOR TO EACH TRIP. THE REMEDY TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN NO EARLIER THE JANUARY 31, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PIERCE AT 1-888-974-3723.

Notes

PIERCE SAFETY RECALL NO. 74B207.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 10V423000

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.