NHTSA campaign 12V523000 · Pierce campaign 74B235
Pierce Recall 12V-523: Engine Software may cause Water Pressure Surge
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 12V523000 (Pierce campaign 74B235) was reported by PIERCE MANUFACTURING on October 31, 2012, with 9 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Pierce Custom Contender for model years 2006–2008. Owners were notified on November 5, 2012, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 12V523000 (also written 12V-523 or 12V523)
- Filed by
- PIERCE MANUFACTURING
- Pierce campaign number
- 74B235
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 9 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — Software
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigations
- Preliminary Evaluation PE11-001, Engineering Analysis EA11-008 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V523000. 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 Custom Contender
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V523000.
Defect description
Pierce is recalling certain model year 2006-2008 Contender fire trucks manufactured from December 26, 2006, through March 28, 2008, equipped with a Caterpillar C9 engine due to an engine software problem which can cause the engine's RPM's to surge while in pump mode.
Safety consequence
The surge can cause a fluctuation in water pressure from the fire hose and could result in personal injury.
Manufacturer remedy
Pierce has already remedied all of the affected vehicles by updating the engine software, therefore, owner notifications will not be sent. Owners may contact Pierce at 1-920-832-3000.
Notes
This is Pierce recall number 74B235.Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 12V523000
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.