The defect
Midwest Fire Equipment & Repair Company (Midwest Fire) is recalling certain 2022-2023 All-Poly Series Tanker-Pumper fire trucks, equipped with a split-shaft transmission and a Class 1 Es-Key multiplex system. A software error may cause a shift from road gear to pump gear, resulting in a loss of drive power.
The risk
A sudden loss of drive power can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Midwest Fire will provide a USB and instructions to reprogram the multiplex system software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on October 6, 2023. Owners may contact Midwest's customer service at 1-800-344-2059.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Midwest Fire ALL-Poly Series | 2022, 2023 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Fire ALL-Poly Series | 2022 | 0 | 3 |
| Midwest Fire ALL-Poly Series | 2023 | 0 | 2 |
Other power train recalls in 2023
56 of the 894 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2023 concerned the power train; Midwest Fire Equipment & Repair Company filed 7 campaigns in all.
| 23V896000 22 Dec 2023 | Ford Motor Company |
| 23V895000 22 Dec 2023 | Daimler Trucks North America, LLC |
| 23V851000 15 Dec 2023 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
| 23V821000 6 Dec 2023 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 23V811000 4 Dec 2023 | Eldorado National- California, Inc. |
| 23V809000 4 Dec 2023 | Gillig, LLC |
| 23V756000 9 Nov 2023 | Hino Motors Sales U.S.A., Inc. |
| 23V755000 9 Nov 2023 | Subaru of America, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2023