- Vehicles
- 186
- Built between
- Jun 2013 – Jul 2014
- Models
- 5
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 5 January 2016
- Repaired
- 31%
- Unrepaired
- 129
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between June 2013 and July 2014. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2013-2015 Pierce Arrow XTBuilt June 2013 to July 2014
- 2013-2015 Pierce ImpelBuilt June 2013 to July 2014
- 2013-2015 Pierce QuantumBuilt June 2013 to July 2014
- 2013-2015 Pierce SaberBuilt June 2013 to July 2014
- 2013-2015 Pierce VelocityBuilt June 2013 to July 2014
Repair progress
129 of 186 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2017.
31% repaired — 57 of 186 reported
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Arrow XT, Quantum, Velocity, Impel, and Saber fire-fighting vehicles manufactured June 19, 2013, to July 31, 2014. The affected vehicles have fire hose water pressure regulators that may not respond consistently to operator input and, as a result, there may be an unexpected water pressure surge to the fire hose.
What could happen
An unexpected surge in water pressure to the fire hose can increase the risk of injury to the hose operator or those nearby.
What gets fixed
Pierce will notify owners, and dealers will update the water pressure governor firmware, free of charge. The recall began on January 5, 2016.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJune 2013 to July 2014
- Recall reported to NHTSA16 November 2015
- Owners notified5 January 2016
- Latest repair reportQ3 2017 — 31% repaired
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 16 November 2015.
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 Pierce customer service at 1-888-974-3723. Pierce's number for this recall is 74B252.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 74B252
- Recalling manufacturer
- Pierce Manufacturing
- Recall initiated by
- ODI
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
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.
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.