The defect
Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Enforcer, Quantum, and Velocity fire trucks. The tires mounted on the front steer axles are incompatible with the wheels. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 120, "Wheels and Rims - Other Than Passenger Cars."
The risk
The tires can separate from the wheels, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Pierce will supply new front steer axle wheel/tire assemblies and updated tire information labels, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 23, 2024. Owners may contact Pierce customer service at 1-888-974-3723.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Pierce Enforcer | 2023, 2024 |
| Pierce Quantum | 2023, 2024 |
| Pierce Velocity | 2023, 2024 |
Components: TIRES | WHEELS:RIM
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 Enforcer | 2023 | 0 | 4 |
| Pierce Enforcer | 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierce Quantum | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierce Quantum | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierce Velocity | 2023 | 0 | 4 |
| Pierce Velocity | 2024 | 0 | 2 |
Other wheels recalls in 2024
11 of the 950 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2024 concerned the wheels; Pierce Manufacturing filed 54 campaigns in all.
| 24V971000 26 Dec 2024 | GEM WAEV LLC |
| 24V911000 5 Dec 2024 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 24V809000 28 Oct 2024 | Porsche Cars North America, Inc. |
| 24V665000 10 Sept 2024 | Volvo Trucks North America |
| 24V578000 2 Aug 2024 | Doosan Bobcat North America, Inc. |
| 24V544000 19 Jul 2024 | Doosan Portable Power |
| 24V393000 3 Jun 2024 | Daimler Trucks North America, LLC |
| 24V392000 3 Jun 2024 | Daimler Trucks North America, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2024