Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 13V565000

Equipment

Sutphen Corporation filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2013-11-13.

Recall campaignNHTSA 13V565000

Equipment

Component
Equipment
Manufacturer
Sutphen Corporation
Vehicles affected
156
Reported to NHTSA
2013-11-13
Owners notified
2013-05-17

Defect description

Sutphen Corporation (Sutphen) is recalling certain model year 2003-2012 SPH 100, model year 2000-2004 SP 110, model year 2003-2011 SPI 112 and model year 2003-2011 SAI 110 fire apparatus. In the affected vehicles, the bearings used for the extension of the ladder may seize causing the extension cables passing over them to chafe and fail.

Safety risk

Failure of the extend/retract system can cause the aerial to unexpectedly retract. This movement could result in injuries to personnel on or around the vehicle.

Manufacturer remedy

Sutphen has notified owners, and inspected all of the affected vehicles, repairing them as necessary, free of charge. The recall was completed on May 17, 2013. Owners may contact Sutphen at 1-614-889-1005.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

33 model years across 4 models.

ModelYears on record
SUTPHEN SAI 1102011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
SUTPHEN SP 1102004 2003 2002 2001 2000
SUTPHEN SPH 1002012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
SUTPHEN SPI 1122011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003

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.