The defect
Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain model year 2009-2013 Pierce Enforcer, Impel, Quantum, Velocity, and Arrow XT emergency vehicles manufactured November 11, 2009, to April 23, 2013, and equipped with TAK-4 front independent suspensions. The affected vehicles have front lower control arms that may crack and fracture.
The risk
If one of the lower control arm fractures, the attached wheel may separate, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Pierce will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the lower control arms, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on November 5, 2014. Owners may contact Pierce customer service at 1-888-974-3723. Pierce's number for this recall is 74B257.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Pierce Arrow XT | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Pierce Enforcer | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Pierce Impel | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Pierce Quantum | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Pierce Velocity | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
Components: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
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 XT | 2009 | 0 | 15 |
| Pierce Arrow XT | 2010 | 0 | 16 |
| Pierce Arrow XT | 2011 | 0 | 12 |
| Pierce Arrow XT | 2012 | 0 | 11 |
| Pierce Arrow XT | 2013 | 0 | 11 |
| Pierce Enforcer | 2009 | 0 | 8 |
| Pierce Enforcer | 2010 | 0 | 6 |
| Pierce Enforcer | 2011 | 0 | 5 |
| Pierce Enforcer | 2012 | 0 | 6 |
| Pierce Enforcer | 2013 | 0 | 6 |
| Pierce Impel | 2009 | 0 | 13 |
| Pierce Impel | 2010 | 0 | 9 |
| Pierce Impel | 2011 | 0 | 8 |
| Pierce Impel | 2012 | 0 | 5 |
| Pierce Impel | 2013 | 0 | 7 |
| Pierce Quantum | 2009 | 1 | 13 |
| Pierce Quantum | 2010 | 0 | 15 |
| Pierce Quantum | 2011 | 0 | 12 |
| Pierce Quantum | 2012 | 0 | 10 |
| Pierce Quantum | 2013 | 0 | 9 |
| Pierce Velocity | 2009 | 0 | 16 |
| Pierce Velocity | 2010 | 0 | 17 |
| Pierce Velocity | 2011 | 0 | 14 |
| Pierce Velocity | 2012 | 0 | 12 |
| Pierce Velocity | 2013 | 0 | 12 |
Other suspension recalls in 2014
53 of the 770 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2014 concerned the suspension; Pierce Manufacturing filed 54 campaigns in all.
| 14V826000 30 Dec 2014 | Dodgen Industries, Inc. |
| 14V824000 29 Dec 2014 | Porsche Cars North America, Inc. |
| 14V816000 23 Dec 2014 | Porsche Cars North America, Inc. |
| 14V793000 16 Dec 2014 | Terex Advance |
| 14V786000 10 Dec 2014 | Ameritrans Bus, Inc. |
| 14V781000 8 Dec 2014 | Halcore Group, Inc. |
| 14V732000 13 Nov 2014 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 14V724000 12 Nov 2014 | Innovative Trailer Design Industries |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014