Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 08V020000

Steering: gear box: shaft pitman

PIERCE MANUFACTURING filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2008-01-15.

Recall campaignNHTSA 08V020000

Steering: gear box: shaft pitman

Component
Steering: gear box: shaft pitman
Manufacturer
PIERCE MANUFACTURING
Vehicles affected
22
Reported to NHTSA
2008-01-15
Owners notified
2008-01-11

Defect description

ON CERTAIN FIRE TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH TRW STEERING GEARS, MODELS TAS85 AND RCS85, THESE STEERING GEARS CONTAIN POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE SECTOR SHAFTS WITH AN INCORRECT GEAR TOOTH WHICH MAY INTERFERE WITH THE RACK-PISTON TEETH, RESULTING IN A STICK OR BIND CONDITION.

Safety risk

THIS CONDITION HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE THE STEERING GEAR TO STALL AND RESTRICT THE STEERING TURNING ANGLE OF THE VEHICLE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

PIERCE IS WORKING WITH TRW TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE STEERING GEAR (PLEASE SEE 07E101). THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 11, 2008. OWNERS ONTACT TRW AT 765-429-1768 OR PIERCE AT 920-832-3249.

Notes

CUSTOMERS 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 HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Scope of coverage

8 model years across 8 models.

ModelYears on record
PIERCE Arrow XT2007
PIERCE Dash2007
PIERCE Enforcer2007
PIERCE Impel2007
PIERCE Lance2007
PIERCE Quantum2007
PIERCE Saber2007
PIERCE Velocity2007

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.