Recall · 20V571000
Pierce Manufacturing recalled 6 models over equipment
405
Vehicles covered
6
Models
18
Model years
September 22, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
EQUIPMENT
- The defect
- Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Arrow XT, Dash, Enforcer, Impel, Quantum, and Velocity vehicles. Due to a problem with the joystick controller, the vehicle's aerial device may move without operator input.
- What it can cause
- Unintended movement of the aerial device can increase the risk of injury.
- What the dealer does
- Pierce will notify owners, and dealers will replace the potentially affected joysticks, free of charge. The recall began October 20, 2020. Owners may contact Pierce customer service at 1-888-974-3723.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| PierceArrow XT | 2018 to 2020 | Not published here |
| PierceDash | 2018 to 2020 | Not published here |
| PierceEnforcer | 2018 to 2020 | Not published here |
| PierceImpel | 2018 to 2020 | Not published here |
| PierceQuantum | 2018 to 2020 | Not published here |
| PierceVelocity | 2018 to 2020 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 405 vehicles this is a small campaign: 51% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2018 to 2020, so the oldest vehicles on it were 2 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Pierce vehicles have been recalled over the equipment 8 times before this, most recently in February 2020 as 20V120000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 10 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V217000 (equipment), 24V127000 (structure), 23V823000 (electrical system), 23V096000 (equipment).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Pierce Manufacturing with NHTSA on September 22, 2020 as campaign 20V571000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes . Data last checked 2020-09-22.
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