Pierce Engine and Engine Cooling

Pierce is recalling about 827 vehicles over a problem with the engine and engine cooling. Unexpected emergency vehicle engine shutdown under certain conditions could hamper rescue operations and place the public at risk.

Campaign
10V195000
Manufacturer
PIERCE MANUFACTURING
Reported
7 May 2010
Vehicles
827
Built between
Dec 2006 – Feb 2010
Models
5
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
28 May 2010
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between December 2006 and February 2010. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2006-2010 Pierce Arrow XTBuilt December 2006 to February 2010
  • 2006-2010 Pierce DashBuilt December 2006 to February 2010
  • 2006-2010 Pierce LanceBuilt December 2006 to February 2010
  • 2006-2010 Pierce QuantumBuilt December 2006 to February 2010
  • 2006-2010 Pierce VelocityBuilt December 2006 to February 2010

What the defect is

Pierce is recalling certain model year 2006 through 2010 arrow xt, dash, lance, quantum, and velocity emergency vehicles manufactured from december 20, 2006, through february 1, 2010, equipped with detroit diesel series 60 engines. The engine may shut down unexpectedly when a diesel particulate filter over temperature condition is detected.

What could happen

Unexpected emergency vehicle engine shutdown under certain conditions could hamper rescue operations and place the public at risk.

What gets fixed

OWNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY DETROIT DIESEL AND DETROIT DIESEL WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE BY REPROGRAMMING THE ENGINE CONTROL LOGIC TO ILLUMINATE A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT WITHOUT REQUESTING ENGINE SHUTDOWN. PLEASE SEE DAIMLER TRUCKS' DEFECT REPORT 10E-005. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 28, 2010.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtDecember 2006 to February 2010
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA7 May 2010
  3. Owners notified28 May 2010

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 May 2010.

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 daimler trucks at 1-800-547-0712 or pierce at 1-920-832-3000.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
39-0139830
Recalling manufacturer
PIERCE MANUFACTURING
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

Pierce's recall campaign number is 39-0139830.OWNERS 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> .

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.

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