Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 08V683000

Engine and engine cooling: engine: diesel

FERRARA FIRE APPARATUS, INC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2008-12-18.

Recall campaignNHTSA 08V683000

Engine and engine cooling: engine: diesel

Component
Engine and engine cooling: engine: diesel
Manufacturer
FERRARA FIRE APPARATUS, INC
Vehicles affected
3
Reported to NHTSA
2008-12-18
Owners notified
2008-12-04

Defect description

FERRARA IS RECALLING 3 FIRE TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH CATERPILLAR ENGINES. INADEQUATE STIFFNESS OF THE DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER (DPF) BRACKET COULD RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE DPF FROM THE CHASSIS.

Safety risk

A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR IF ANOTHER VEHICLE STRIKES THE DPF ON THE ROADWAY.

Manufacturer remedy

FERRARA IS WORKING WITH CATERPILLAR TO HAVE THE DPF BRACKETS REPLACED (PLEASE SEE 08E041). OWNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED AND ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO HAVE THESE VEHICLES REPAIRED.

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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Scope of coverage

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
FERRARA Fire Truck2008

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.