- Vehicles
- 17
- Built between
- Dec 2007 – Oct 2017
- Models
- 5
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 22 August 2018
- Repaired
- 82%
- Unrepaired
- 0
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between December 2007 and October 2017. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2007-2017 Pierce Arrow XTBuilt December 2007 to October 2017
- 2007-2017 Pierce EnforcerBuilt December 2007 to October 2017
- 2007-2017 Pierce ImpelBuilt December 2007 to October 2017
- 2007-2017 Pierce QuantumBuilt December 2007 to October 2017
- 2007-2017 Pierce VelocityBuilt December 2007 to October 2017
Repair progress
The manufacturer reports every reachable vehicle in this recall has been repaired, as of Q3 2020.
82% repaired — 14 of 17 reported
- Scrapped or exported
- 3
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 2007-2017 Pierce Velocity, Impel, Arrow-XT, Quantum, and Enforcer emergency response vehicles equipped with 75ft aerial devices with a 21 inch or 28 inch limited retraction bracket. The bracket on the aerial device may detach from the aerial and fall to the ground.
What could happen
If the bracket falls, it could strike a person below.
What gets fixed
Pierce will notify owners, and dealers will install additional hardware to mount the limited retraction bracket, free of charge. The recall began on August 22, 2018.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtDecember 2007 to October 2017
- Recall reported to NHTSA11 July 2018
- Owners notified22 August 2018
- Latest repair reportQ3 2020 — 82% 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 11 July 2018.
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 74B290.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 74B290
- 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
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.