The defect
Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain model year 2006-2007 Arrow XT, Dash, Enforcer, Lance, Impel, and Quantum vehicles manufactured January 1, 2006, to March 31, 2007. In the affected vehicles, tears in the ball joint protective boots may result in contamination of the ball joints.
The risk
The contamination may cause premature ball joint failure and the wheel to disengage from the control arm, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
The remedy
Pierce will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the affected vehicles for torn ball joint boots. Pierce will also evaluate the ball joint wear. Ball joints with an unexpected level of wear will be replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on December 10, 2015. Owners may contact Pierce customer service at 1-888-974-3723. Pierce's number for this recall is 74B267.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Pierce Arrow XT | 2006, 2007 |
| Pierce Dash | 2006, 2007 |
| Pierce Enforcer | 2006, 2007 |
| Pierce Impel | 2006, 2007 |
| Pierce Lance | 2006, 2007 |
| Pierce Quantum | 2006, 2007 |
Components: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
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 | 2006 | 0 | 8 |
| Pierce Arrow XT | 2007 | 0 | 13 |
| Pierce Dash | 2006 | 0 | 10 |
| Pierce Dash | 2007 | 1 | 13 |
| Pierce Enforcer | 2006 | 1 | 9 |
| Pierce Enforcer | 2007 | 1 | 11 |
| Pierce Impel | 2006 | 0 | 5 |
| Pierce Impel | 2007 | 3 | 12 |
| Pierce Lance | 2006 | 0 | 6 |
| Pierce Lance | 2007 | 0 | 7 |
| Pierce Quantum | 2006 | 0 | 5 |
| Pierce Quantum | 2007 | 0 | 9 |
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64 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the suspension; Pierce Manufacturing filed 54 campaigns in all.
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NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015