- Vehicles
- 32
- Built between
- May 2005 – Mar 2006
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 20 April 2006
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between May 2005 and March 2006. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2005-2006 American Lafrance PumperBuilt May 2005 to March 2006
- 2005-2006 American Lafrance TankerBuilt May 2005 to March 2006
What the defect is
On certain fire trucks built on eagle, metropolitan, and freightliner M2 heavy duty class 8 chassis, the compartment door opening hardware may fail due to forces generated when slamming the door. When this occurs, there is no way to open the compartment door without dismantling the handle assembly or in an emergency situation forcefully opening the door using a pry bar or fireman's axe.
What could happen
The compartment door carries medical equipment and fire fighting equipment. Delayed access to the equipment due to an inoperative compartment door handle could mean the difference between life and death.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE COMPARTMENT DOOR FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 20, 2006.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMay 2005 to March 2006
- Recall reported to NHTSA7 April 2006
- Owners notified20 April 2006
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 7 April 2006.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact american lafrance at 1-843-746-7542.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- ALF-0106
- Recalling manufacturer
- AMERICAN LAFRANCE LLC
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
American lafrance recall no. ALF-0106.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.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.