Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 08V598000

Service brakes, air: disc: caliper

PIERCE MANUFACTURING filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2008-11-18.

Recall campaignNHTSA 08V598000

Service brakes, air: disc: caliper

Component
Service brakes, air: disc: caliper
Manufacturer
PIERCE MANUFACTURING
Vehicles affected
15
Reported to NHTSA
2008-11-18
Owners notified
2008-11-10

Defect description

PIERCE IS RECALLING 15 MY 2007-2008 DASH, ENFORCER, IMPEL, QUANTUM AND VELOCITY FIRE TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH ARVINMERITOR REAR DISC BRAKES AND HENDRICKSON FIREMAAX SUSPENSION. INTERFERENCE WITH THE BRAKE CALIPER ADJUSTER BOLT SLEEVE AND THE SUSPENSION BEAM MAY OCCUR. THIS INTERFERENCE MAY OCCUR IF THE RIGHT HAND AND LEFT HAND BRAKE COMPONENTS WERE ASSEMBLED ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE AXLE. THE ADJUSTER BOLT IS DESIGNED TO ROTATE AS THE BRAKE PADS WEAR. IF THE SLEEVE BECOMES DAMAGED, THE SLEEVE MAY PREVENT THE ADJUSTER FROM ROTATING.

Safety risk

IF THE ADJUSTER CAN NOT ROTATE, BRAKE PERFORMANCE MAY BE COMPROMISED AND A CRASH MAY OCCUR.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL ADJUST THE BOLT SLEEVE AND THE PROPER COMPONENTS FREE OF CHARGE. ALL OWNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY ARVINMERITOR.

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

10 model years across 5 models.

ModelYears on record
PIERCE Dash2008 2007
PIERCE Enforcer2008 2007
PIERCE Impel2008 2007
PIERCE Quantum2008 2007
PIERCE Velocity2008 2007

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.