NHTSA campaign 13V435000 · Pierce campaign 74B243
Pierce Recall 13V-435: Parking Brake May Not Activate
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 13V435000 (Pierce campaign 74B243) was reported by Pierce Manufacturing on September 17, 2013, with 22 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Pierce Arrow XT and Pierce Velocity for model years 2012–2013. Owners were notified on December 20, 2013, 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 13V435000 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
- 13V435000 (also written 13V-435 or 13V435)
- Filed by
- Pierce Manufacturing
- Pierce campaign number
- 74B243
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 22 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Parking Brake
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V435000. 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 Velocity
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V435000.
Defect description
Pierce Manufacturing Inc. is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Arrow XT and Velocity emergency vehicles, manufactured January 1, 2012, through June 14, 2013 and equipped with quarter-turn ball valves installed between the glad hands connectors and the parking brake system. If the ball valves are left in the closed position, air pressure can build up on the parking brake circuit side and prevent the application of the spring park brakes when the parking brake valve is activated in the cab.
Safety consequence
This may allow the vehicle to unexpectedly roll, increasing the risk of personal injury or a vehicle crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Pierce will notify owners, and dealers will remove the quarter turn ball valves and connect the glad hand signal hose into the primary air tank, free of charge. The recall began on December 20, 2013. Owners may contact Pierce at 1-920-832-3000. Pierce's recall number is 74B243.
Notes
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 13V435000
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.