Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 21V790000

Fuel system, diesel: fuel injection system: fuel rail

HME, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2021-10-11.

Recall campaignNHTSA 21V790000

Fuel system, diesel: fuel injection system: fuel rail

Component
Fuel system, diesel: fuel injection system: fuel rail
Manufacturer
HME, Inc.
Vehicles affected
245
Reported to NHTSA
2021-10-11
Owners notified
2022-01-20

Defect description

HME, Inc. (HME) is recalling certain 2017-2020 Ahrens-Fox model 34 Type 3, Rescue, Pumper, Tanker, Aerial, CommFox, WolfSA Tanker, 1871-SFO, 1871-W, 1871-Spectr, and AF1 fire trucks. The sealing washer may not seat correctly in the pilot boreholes, allowing the high-pressure fuel rail assembly to leak.

Safety risk

A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Dealers will inspect the rail threads and fuel lines, and replace the rail as necessary, free of charge. Owners were notified on January 20, 2021. Owners may contact HME's customer service at 1-616-534-1463.

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.nhtsa.gov.

Scope of coverage

40 model years across 10 models.

ModelYears on record
HME 18712020 2019 2018 2017
HME AF12020 2019 2018 2017
HME SFO2020 2019 2018 2017
HME AHRENS-FOX Aerial2020 2019 2018 2017
HME AHRENS-FOX Commfox2020 2019 2018 2017
HME AHRENS-FOX Pumper2020 2019 2018 2017
HME AHRENS-FOX Rescue2020 2019 2018 2017
HME AHRENS-FOX Tanker2020 2019 2018 2017
HME AHRENS-FOX Type-32020 2019 2018 2017
HME AHRENS-FOX Wolf SA Tanker2020 2019 2018 2017

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.