Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 15V615000

Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint

Pierce Manufacturing filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2015-10-01.

Recall campaignNHTSA 15V615000

Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint

Component
Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint
Manufacturer
Pierce Manufacturing
Vehicles affected
910
Reported to NHTSA
2015-10-01
Owners notified
2015-12-10

Defect description

Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain model year 2006-2007 Arrow XT, Dash, Enforcer, Lance, Impel, and Quantum vehicles manufactured January 1, 2006, to March 31, 2007. In the affected vehicles, tears in the ball joint protective boots may result in contamination of the ball joints.

Safety risk

The contamination may cause premature ball joint failure and the wheel to disengage from the control arm, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Pierce will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the affected vehicles for torn ball joint boots. Pierce will also evaluate the ball joint wear. Ball joints with an unexpected level of wear will be replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on December 10, 2015. Owners may contact Pierce customer service at 1-888-974-3723. Pierce's number for this recall is 74B267.

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

12 model years across 6 models.

ModelYears on record
PIERCE Arrow XT2007 2006
PIERCE Dash2007 2006
PIERCE Enforcer2007 2006
PIERCE Impel2007 2006
PIERCE Lance2007 2006
PIERCE Quantum2007 2006

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.