The defect
Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Arrow XT, Enforcer, Impel, Quantum, Saber, and Velocity emergency vehicles manufactured August 4, 2015, to August 24, 2016, equipped with pumps to provide pressurized water to aid in fighting fires. These pumps have 6" intake strainers that may have been improperly soldered during production and, as a result, the strainers may come apart during use, allowing parts of the strainer and debris to enter the pump, possibly damaging the pump.
The risk
If the strainer and/or debris enters the pump, and the operator is forced to shut down the pump, reducing firefighting effectiveness, there could be an increased risk of injury.
The remedy
Pierce will notify owners to check the strainer for missing solder at the joints. Any strainers missing solder will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on June 16, 2016. Owners may contact Pierce customer service at 1-888-974-3723 or Hale Products Customer Service Center at 1-800-533-3569. Pierce's number for this recall is 74B272.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Pierce Arrow XT | 2015, 2016 |
| Pierce Enforcer | 2015, 2016 |
| Pierce Impel | 2015, 2016 |
| Pierce Quantum | 2015, 2016 |
| Pierce Saber | 2015, 2016 |
| Pierce Velocity | 2015, 2016 |
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 | 2015 | 0 | 14 |
| Pierce Arrow XT | 2016 | 8 | 14 |
| Pierce Enforcer | 2015 | 0 | 15 |
| Pierce Enforcer | 2016 | 0 | 16 |
| Pierce Impel | 2015 | 0 | 9 |
| Pierce Impel | 2016 | 0 | 9 |
| Pierce Quantum | 2015 | 0 | 13 |
| Pierce Quantum | 2016 | 0 | 12 |
| Pierce Saber | 2015 | 0 | 8 |
| Pierce Saber | 2016 | 1 | 8 |
| Pierce Velocity | 2015 | 0 | 17 |
| Pierce Velocity | 2016 | 1 | 15 |
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158 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the equipment; Pierce Manufacturing filed 54 campaigns in all.
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| 16V887000 9 Dec 2016 | Smeal Fire Apparatus Co., Inc. |
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NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016