NHTSA campaign 11V551000 · Pierce campaign 74B186
Pierce Recall 11V-551: DUAL SCBA CYLINDER COMPARTMENT DOOR
NHTSA recall 11V551000 (Pierce campaign 74B186) was reported by PIERCE MANUFACTURING on November 10, 2011, with 59 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Pierce Impel, Pierce Arrow XT, Pierce Quantum and more for model years 2005, 2008–2011. Owners were notified on December 5, 2011, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 11V551000 (also written 11V-551 or 11V551)
- Filed by
- PIERCE MANUFACTURING
- Pierce campaign number
- 74B186
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 59 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Structure — Body — Door
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 11V551000. 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
Pierce Custom Contender
Pierce Dash
- 2005 · Vehicles built May 17, 2005 – October 13, 2011 (per NHTSA)
Pierce Enforcer
- 2005 · Vehicles built May 17, 2005 – October 13, 2011 (per NHTSA)
Pierce Impel
Pierce Quantum
Pierce Saber
- 2011 · Vehicles built May 17, 2005 – October 13, 2011 (per NHTSA)
Pierce Velocity
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 11V551000.
Defect description
PIERCE MANUFACTURING (PIERCE) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005, 2008-2011 ARROW XT, CUSTOM CONTENDER, DASH, ENFORCER, IMPEL, QUANTUM, SABER, AND VELOCITY 75 FOOT HAL (HEAVY ALUMINUM LADDER) FIRE APPARATUS BODIES VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 17,2005, THROUGH OCTOBER 13, 2011, THAT MAY BE EQUIPPED WITH DUAL SCBA CYLINDER STORAGE COMPARTMENTS. THESE COMPARTMENTS EXTEND INBOARD HORIZONTALLY FROM THE SIDE OF THE REAR BODY. THE SCBA COMPARTMENT DOOR LATCH ORIENTATION MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED INCORRECTLY, ALLOWING THE DOOR TO ACCIDENTALLY OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE DOOR MAY OPEN WITHOUT WARNING AND WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE TO THE DRIVER.
Safety consequence
IF THE DOOR OPENS, THE SCBA CYLINDERS MAY FALL OUT OF THE COMPARTMENT AND ONTO THE ROADWAY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH OR INJURY TO PEDESTRIANS.
Manufacturer remedy
PIERCE DEALERS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND WILL INSTALL A FLAT REINFORCEMENT PLATE THAT SPANS THE LENGTH OF THE SCBA DOOR. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 5, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PIERCE AT 1-920-832-3000.
Notes
PIERCE SAFETY RECALL NUMBER IS 74B186.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 11V551000
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.