NHTSA campaign 11V515000 · American Lafrance campaign ALF-0111
American Lafrance Recall 11V-515: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
NHTSA recall 11V515000 (American Lafrance campaign ALF-0111) was reported by AMERICAN LAFRANCE LLC on October 13, 2011, with 17 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the American Lafrance Eagle for the 2010 model year. Owners were notified on October 24, 2011, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 11V515000 (also written 11V-515 or 11V515)
- Filed by
- AMERICAN LAFRANCE LLC
- American Lafrance campaign number
- ALF-0111
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 17 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 11V515000. 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 Eagle
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 11V515000.
Defect description
AMERICAN LAFRANCE (ALF) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 AND 2011 EAGLE FIRE TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 21, 2010, THROUGH AUGUST 25, 2011, EQUIPPED WITH A MERITOR WABCO ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) SYSTEM, MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 2009 THROUGH OCTOBER 2011. THE ESC MODULE MAY CAUSE THE ESC SYSTEM TO ACTIVATE UNNECESSARILY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN IN A PARTICULAR MANNER ON CERTAIN UNIQUE ROAD CONDITIONS AND MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT THE SLIP ANGLE CALCULATION BY THE ESC MODULE.
Safety consequence
THIS MIGHT CAUSE THE ESC TO PERCEIVE AN OVER STEERING SITUATION AND THEREFORE APPLY THE FRONT AXLE OUTER WHEEL SERVICE BRAKE UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS PERCEIVED TO BE STABLE BY THE ESC. IF THE DRIVER IS SLOW TO REACT DURING THIS ESC INTERVENTION, THE VEHICLE MAY DEVIATE FROM THE INTENDED LINE OF TRAVEL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
ALF WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE CONTROL MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. ALL THE AFFECTED VEHICLE HAVE BEEN REPAIRED. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ALF AT 1-843-486-7703.
Notes
AMERICAN LAFRANCE'S NUMBER FOR THIS RECALL IS ALF-0111.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 11V515000
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.