The defect
Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Arrow XT, Quantum, Velocity, Impel, and Saber fire-fighting vehicles manufactured June 19, 2013, to July 31, 2014. The affected vehicles have fire hose water pressure regulators that may not respond consistently to operator input and, as a result, there may be an unexpected water pressure surge to the fire hose.
The risk
An unexpected surge in water pressure to the fire hose can increase the risk of injury to the hose operator or those nearby.
The remedy
Pierce will notify owners, and dealers will update the water pressure governor firmware, free of charge. The recall began on January 5, 2016. Owners may contact Pierce customer service at 1-888-974-3723. Pierce's number for this recall is 74B252.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Pierce Arrow XT | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Pierce Impel | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Pierce Quantum | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Pierce Saber | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Pierce Velocity | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
Components: EQUIPMENT
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 | 2013 | 0 | 11 |
| Pierce Arrow XT | 2014 | 0 | 7 |
| Pierce Arrow XT | 2015 | 0 | 14 |
| Pierce Impel | 2013 | 0 | 7 |
| Pierce Impel | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| Pierce Impel | 2015 | 0 | 9 |
| Pierce Quantum | 2013 | 0 | 9 |
| Pierce Quantum | 2014 | 0 | 8 |
| Pierce Quantum | 2015 | 0 | 13 |
| Pierce Saber | 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierce Saber | 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierce Saber | 2015 | 0 | 8 |
| Pierce Velocity | 2013 | 0 | 12 |
| Pierce Velocity | 2014 | 0 | 8 |
| Pierce Velocity | 2015 | 0 | 17 |
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142 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the equipment; Pierce Manufacturing filed 54 campaigns in all.
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NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015