NHTSA vehicle safety data

2005 Pierce 75' ALUMINUM LADDER Recalls & Complaints

The 2005 Pierce 75' ALUMINUM LADDER has 1 NHTSA recall campaign and 1 owner complaint on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Pierce dealer.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2005 Pierce 75' ALUMINUM LADDER. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

2005 Pierce 75' ALUMINUM LADDER owner complaints

Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA about the 2005 Pierce 75' ALUMINUM LADDER, describing incidents dated May 1, 2018.

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Unknown or Other 1 complaint

The complaint on file reports a crash (owner-reported, not verified by NHTSA).

Newest complaints

ODI #11105134 · Filed July 2, 2018
ON APRIL 11, 2018, WHILE OPERATING AT A TWO ALARM FIRE AT A THREE STORY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING, A 95 FOOT MID MOUNT AERIAL PLATFORM FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BUCKET TRUCK WAS STATIONARY AND LADDER WAS EXTENDED TO ROOF. THE BUCKET WAS UNMANNED AND NO ONE WAS AT THE TURNTABLE. DURING OPERATIONS, THE…

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NHTSA defect investigations

NHTSA's investigations file lists the 2005 Pierce 75' ALUMINUM LADDER in 1 investigation. A listed model year means only that an investigation names it; it says nothing about any particular vehicle. An open investigation is not a finding that a safety defect exists, and NHTSA can close one without a recall.

Preliminary Evaluation PE18-009: Unintended aerial platform movement
Closed April 8, 2019
- Recall 19V-022

Open and recently closed NHTSA defect investigations

SCBA CYLINDER STORAGE COMPARTMENTS

NHTSA #09V238000 · Structure — Body — Door · NHTSA notice

Reported June 25, 2009 · PIERCE MANUFACTURING

Potentially affected: 466 vehicles

Pierce campaign 39-0139830 · Owners notified July 17, 2009 · Vehicles built August 11, 2003 – December 2, 2009 (per NHTSA)

Defect description

PIERCE IS RECALLING 466 MODEL YEAR 2003 THROUGH 2009 FIRE APPARATUS BODIES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN DECEMBER 10, 2003 AND MARCH 9, 2009, AND MAY HAVE BEEN EQUIPPED WITH DUAL SCBA CYLINDER STORAGE COMPARTMENTS. THESE COMPARTMENTS EXTEND INBOARD HORIZONTALLY FROM THE SIDE OF THE REAR BODY. THE SCBA COMPARTMENT DOOR LATCH MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED INCORRECTLY, ALLOWING THE DOOR TO POP OPEN WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.

Safety consequence

IF THE DOOR OPENS, THE SCBA CYLINDERS MAY FALL OUT OF THE COMPARTMENT AND ONTO THE ROADWAY, POSSIBLY BECOMING ROAD HAZARD TO OTHER MOTORISTS WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

PIERCE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 17, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PIERCE AT 1-920-832-3000.

Notes

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> .

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 2005 Pierce 75' ALUMINUM LADDER. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

1 owner complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 2005 Pierce 75' ALUMINUM LADDER.

Unknown or Other

ODI #11105134

Crash

Incident: May 1, 2018 · Filed: July 2, 2018

ON APRIL 11, 2018, WHILE OPERATING AT A TWO ALARM FIRE AT A THREE STORY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING, A 95 FOOT MID MOUNT AERIAL PLATFORM FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BUCKET TRUCK WAS STATIONARY AND LADDER WAS EXTENDED TO ROOF. THE BUCKET WAS UNMANNED AND NO ONE WAS AT THE TURNTABLE. DURING OPERATIONS, THE LADDER DROPPED ONTO THE ROOF, AND THEN BUCKLED.

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