NHTSA campaign 13V565000

Sutphen Recall 13V-565: Aerial Fire Ladder May Retract

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 13V565000 was reported by Sutphen Corporation on November 13, 2013, with 156 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Sutphen SPH 100, Sutphen SAI 110, Sutphen SPI 112 and more for model years 2000–2012. Owners were notified on May 17, 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 13V565000 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: 13V565000 (also written 13V-565 or 13V565)
Filed by: Sutphen Corporation
Report received: November 13, 2013
Potentially affected: 156 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Equipment
Owners notified: May 17, 2013

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V565000. 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.

Sutphen

Sutphen SAI 110
- 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 · Vehicles built December 1, 2002 – November 30, 2011 (per NHTSA)
Sutphen SP 110
- 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built December 1, 1999 – November 30, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Sutphen SPH 100
- 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 · Vehicles built December 1, 2002 – November 30, 2012 (per NHTSA)
Sutphen SPI 112
- 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 · Vehicles built December 1, 2002 – November 30, 2011 (per NHTSA)

All Sutphen recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V565000.

Defect description

Sutphen Corporation (Sutphen) is recalling certain model year 2003-2012 SPH 100, model year 2000-2004 SP 110, model year 2003-2011 SPI 112 and model year 2003-2011 SAI 110 fire apparatus. In the affected vehicles, the bearings used for the extension of the ladder may seize causing the extension cables passing over them to chafe and fail.

Safety consequence

Failure of the extend/retract system can cause the aerial to unexpectedly retract. This movement could result in injuries to personnel on or around the vehicle.

Manufacturer remedy

Sutphen has notified owners, and inspected all of the affected vehicles, repairing them as necessary, free of charge. The recall was completed on May 17, 2013. Owners may contact Sutphen at 1-614-889-1005.

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 13V565000

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.