Recall 10V302000: 2009–2010 Pierce Pierce

Report received

Jun 28, 2010

Manufacturer

Pierce manufacturing

Potentially affected

273vehicles

Model years

2009–2010

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

Pierce is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 fire trucks manufactured from august 13, 2009 through june 30, 2010. These vehicles may have been manufactured with excessive paint on the steel wheel mounting surfaces. The excessive paint may cause the wheel lug nuts to lose clamp load, loosen and fall off.

Possible consequence

Eventually the wheel(s) could separate from the vehicle and cause a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will check the wheel nut torque and tighten the lug nuts to the recommended torque as specified in the pierce custom chassis and maintenance manual. This service will be performed free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin during august 2010. Owners may contact pierce customer service at 1-888-974-3723.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 2009 Pierce Pierce0 complaints
• 2010 Pierce Pierce0 complaints