American Lafrance Metropolitan (1997) – 04V270000
Vehicle recall defect – On Certain Fire Trucks, One Or Both Of The Cab Tilt Cylinders May Lock When The Cab Is Being Lowered. This Can Happen If A Velocity Fuse Trips In Either Of The Cylinders.
American Lafrance Fire Truck (2006) – 06V204000
Vehicle recall defect – On Certain Fire Trucks Equipped With Cummins Isl Cm850 Diesel Engines, The ConneCTIng Rods Which Transfer Energy From The Piston To The Crankshaft Are DefeCTIve And Can Result In Seizure Of The Piston Pin. A Piston Pin Seizure Can Result In A Mission-Disabling Engine Failure.
American Lafrance Fire Truck (2005) – 07V264000
Vehicle recall defect – On Certain Fire Trucks, The Vehicle Cab Hydraulic Lift System Used To Raise And Lower The Cab For Maintenance Can Fail.
Freightliner American Lafrance (1997) – 98V051000
Vehicle recall defect – Vehicle Description: Fire Apparatus Vehicles. The Front Brakes Fail To Comply With The Brake Release Timing Requirements Of Fmvss No. 121, “Air Brake Systems.”
Freightliner American Lafrance (1997) – 98V050000
Vehicle recall defect – Vehicle Description: Fire Apparatus Cabs Equipped With Center Mounted Rear Seats. The Upper D-Ring Seat Belt Anchorages For The Rear Seats Fail To Comply To The Requirements Of Fmvss No. 210, “Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages.”
Freightliner American Lafrance (2005) – 05V185000
Vehicle recall defect – On Certain Heavy Duty Class 8 Trucks Equipped With Accuride Aluminum Wheels, The Wheels Were Not Properly Pre-Stressed. This Allows Cracks To Develop Over Time.
Freightliner American Lafrance (2004) – 05V284000
Vehicle recall defect – Certain Freightliner Trucks And Thomas School Buses Equipped With Holland/Neway Air Suspension Systems, A Transverse Beam Casting May Fracture Under Normal Loads. If A Casting Breaks When The Vehicle Is Traveling On A Roadway There Is The Potential For Pieces Of The Casting To Become ProjeCTIles And The Suspension’S Transverse Beam May Drop Down Low Enough To Contact The Road Surface.
Freightliner American Lafrance (2002) – 02V318002
Vehicle recall defect – On Certain Trucks Equipped With Caterpillar 3126E Hydraulically Controlled Electronically Actuated Unit Injected Diesel Engines With High Efficiency Pumps (Hep8), The Pump Components May Experience A High Pressure Seal Failure Which Can Result In A Short Period Of Rough Running And Subsequent Engine Stall Due To A Loss Of InjeCTIon Actuation Pressure.
Freightliner American Lafrance (2000) – 00V293000
Vehicle recall defect – Vehicle Description: Certain Fire Trucks Fail To Comply With Requirements Of Fmvss No. 210, “Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages.” The Forward Facing Rear Seat Belt Anchorages Do Not Comply.
Freightliner American Lafrance (1999) – 99V145000
Vehicle recall defect – Vehicle Description: Fire Trucks Equipped With Air Tank Drain Heaters. The Wiring Used In The Harness For The Air Tank Drain Heater Is Undersized.