NHTSA campaign 95E003011 · Equipment recall
PIERCE MANUFACTURING,INC. Recall 95E003011: Service Brakes, Air — Supply — Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 95E003011 is an equipment recall reported by PIERCE MANUFACTURING,INC. on June 29, 1995, with 4 units potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Pierce Dash, Pierce Lance and Pierce Saber for the 1995 model year (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later).
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
This is an equipment recall filed by PIERCE MANUFACTURING,INC.: NHTSA's record names the vehicles below for it.
- NHTSA campaign
- 95E003011
- Filed by
- PIERCE MANUFACTURING,INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 4 units (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Air — Supply — Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
- Recall type
- Equipment recall
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 95E003011. 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
All Pierce recallsNHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 95E003011.
Defect description
AIR SYSTEM BLOCKAGE IN THE AIR DRYER OCCURS DEGRADING THE MOISTURE REMOVING CAPABILITIES OF THE DRYER WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN A COLD ENVIRONMENT AND MOISTURE ACCUMULATES AND FREEZES IN THE AIR DRYER OR IN THE LINE BETWEEN THE DRYER AND THE AIR SYSTEM RESERVOIR. THE AIR DRYER CAN BECOME OVERPRESSURIZED CAUSING THE AIR DRYER CARTRIDGE TO SEPARATE FROM THE MOUNTING BASE.
Safety consequence
IF THE AIR DRYER SEPARATES FROM THE BASE, THE CARTRIDGE CAN SEPARATE SUFFICIENTLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL EQUIP AIR SYSTEMS WITH A PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE TO BE LOCATED BETWEEN THE COMPRESSOR AND THE AIR DRYER. THIS PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE IS INTENDED TO VENT IF EXCESSIVE PRESSURE DEVELOPS IN THE AIR DRYER.
Notes
SYSTEM: BRAKES; AIR DRYER. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: FIRE TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH ROCKWELL WABCO SYSTEM SAVER"1000" OR SYSTEM SAVER "TWIN" AIR DRYER. NOTE: IF YOUR VEHICLE IS PRESENTED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND THE REMEDY IS NOT PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME, CONTACT PIERCE AT 1-414-832-3000 OR ROCKWELL WABCO AT 1-800-535-5560. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 95E003011
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.