Pierce manufacturing issues recall « chicagoareafire.com

Excerpts from the NorthCarolinaConsumerCouncil.com:

Drive Shaft Defect Leads to Fire Truck, Emergency Vehicle Recall

An emergency vehicle manufacturer is issuing a recall due to a crash risk.

Pierce Manufacturing is recalling certain model year 2016 Arrow-XT, Dash, Enforcer, Impel, Quantum, Saber, and Velocity fire and emergency vehicles. The fastener cap over the bearing on the universal joint of the drive shaft may have been improperly tightened.

If the cap was not properly tightened, the cap may detach from the vehicle and become a road hazard. Additionally, the universal joint may separate and the vehicle may not be able to be driven, increasing the risk of a crash.

Pierce is including about 240 vehicles in its recall.

The company will notify owners, and dealers will check and correct the tightness of all bolts for the universal joint caps, as needed, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in March 2016.

Owners with questions about this recall can contact Pierce customer service at (888) 974-3723.

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Channel3000.com has an article about a recall issued for certain Pierce fire trucks:

Pierce Manufacturing is recalling 135 fire trucks in the U.S. because a suspension part can fail and cause a wheel to fall off.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents posted on its website this weekend that the recall covers Pierce Arrow fire trucks from the 2010 and 2011 model years. The trucks have TAK-4 front suspensions and were built from Nov. 18, 2009, through May 11, 2011.

The agency began investigating the trucks in March after getting reports of a wheel falling off two aerial ladder trucks that were responding to emergency calls in Portland, Oregon, and Edmond, Oklahoma. The Wisconsin-based company also told the agency of another case in Milwaukee.

Pierce will inspect the lower control arms on the trucks and replace any that are defective.

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