The defect
PIERCE IS RECALLING 2,372 MY 1982-1991 ARROW, MY 1983-1989 DASH, AND MY 1987-1989 DASH D8000 EMERGENCY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH TRW STEERING COLUMNS. THE LOWER END OF THE TRW STEERING COLUMN IS ATTACHED TO A 90 DEGREE GEAR BOX AS IT PASSES THROUGH THE FLOOR OF THE CAB. IF THE SHAFT IS NOT WELL ALIGNED WITH THE GEAR BOX INPUT, A SIDE LOAD IS INDUCED IN THE LOWER SHAFT BEARING. THIS SIDE LOAD CAN CAUSE BEARING FAILURE. IF THE LOWER STEERING COLUMN BEARING FAILS, THE BEARING RACE OR COMPRESSION SPRING CUTS INTO THE HOLLOW STEERING SHAFT TUBE.
The risk
THIS FAILURE MOST LIKELY WILL OCCUR ON HIGH MILEAGE VEHICLES DURING LOW SPEED, HIGH STEERING EFFORT EVENTS, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ORIGINAL TRW STEERING COLUMN WITH A NEW TRW STEERING COLUMN RETROFIT KIT. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 15, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PIERCE AT 1-920-832-3000.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Pierce Arrow | 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 |
| Pierce Dash | 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 |
| Pierce Dash D8000 | 1987, 1988, 1989 |
Components: STEERING:COLUMN
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pierce Arrow | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierce Arrow | 1983 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierce Arrow | 1984 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierce Arrow | 1985 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierce Arrow | 1986 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierce Arrow | 1987 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierce Arrow | 1988 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierce Arrow | 1989 | 0 | 3 |
| Pierce Arrow | 1990 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierce Arrow | 1991 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierce Dash | 1983 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierce Dash | 1984 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierce Dash | 1985 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierce Dash | 1986 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierce Dash | 1987 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierce Dash | 1988 | 0 | 3 |
| Pierce Dash | 1989 | 0 | 4 |
| Pierce Dash D8000 | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierce Dash D8000 | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierce Dash D8000 | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
Other steering recalls in 2008
62 of the 683 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2008 concerned the steering; PIERCE MANUFACTURING filed 40 campaigns in all.
| 08V682000 19 Dec 2008 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. |
| 08V610000 24 Nov 2008 | PREVOST CARS, INC. |
| 08V616000 24 Nov 2008 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 08V578000 3 Nov 2008 | MONACO COACH CORPORATION |
| 08V577000 3 Nov 2008 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC |
| 08V571000 29 Oct 2008 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 08V566000 28 Oct 2008 | AUTOCAR, LLC |
| 08V575000 24 Oct 2008 | TADANO AMERICA CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2008