The issue
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. If only one velocity fuse trips and not the other, the resulting unequal loading may cause one of both of the cylinders to bend allowing the cab to lower to the chassis. Correction: Dealers will install flow restricting orifices to the cab tilt system.
Description (français)
Sur certains camions d'incendie, un seul vérin ou les deux vérins servant à faire basculer la cabine pourraient se bloquer pendant que l'on abaisse la cabine. Cela pourrait se produire si un fusible de vitesse brûlait dans l'un ou l'autre des vérins. Si un seul des fusibles de vitesse brûlait, la charge inégale qui en résulterait pourrait faire plier un des vérins, ce qui permettrait à la cabine de s'abaisser jusque sur le châssis. Correction : Les concessionnaires devront installer des orifices de restriction du débit sur le système de basculement de la cabine.
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Vehicles covered
| Make and model | Model years |
|---|---|
| American Lafrance EAGLE | 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 |
| American Lafrance METROPOLITAN | 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 |
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Lafrance Eagle | 1997 | 0 | 1 |
| American Lafrance Eagle | 1998 | 0 | 1 |
| American Lafrance Eagle | 1999 | 0 | 1 |
| American Lafrance Eagle | 2000 | 1 | 1 |
| American Lafrance Eagle | 2001 | 0 | 2 |
| American Lafrance Eagle | 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| American Lafrance Eagle | 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| American Lafrance Eagle | 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| American Lafrance Metropolitan | 1997 | 0 | 1 |
| American Lafrance Metropolitan | 1998 | 0 | 1 |
| American Lafrance Metropolitan | 1999 | 0 | 1 |
| American Lafrance Metropolitan | 2000 | 0 | 1 |
| American Lafrance Metropolitan | 2001 | 0 | 2 |
| American Lafrance Metropolitan | 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| American Lafrance Metropolitan | 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| American Lafrance Metropolitan | 2004 | 0 | 0 |