Recall · 21V222000
Pierce Manufacturing recalled 3 models over exterior lighting
4
Vehicles covered
3
Models
9
Model years
March 30, 2021
Filed with NHTSA
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
- The defect
- Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Enforcer, Freightliner and Saber vehicles equipped with ECCO Holdings Code 3 7x9 Stop-Tail-Turn Reverse All-in-One LED stop, tail, turn, and reverse lights. The rear LED lights may be too bright. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
- What it can cause
- The excessive brightness may negatively affect the vision of other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Pierce will notify owners, and dealers will provide a filter kit to be installed in the rear lights, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin April 26, 2021. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| PierceEnforcer | 2016 to 2018 | Not published here |
| PierceFreightliner | 2016 to 2018 | Not published here |
| PierceSaber | 2016 to 2018 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 4 vehicles this is a small campaign: 96% 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 2016 to 2018, so the oldest vehicles on it were 5 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Pierce vehicles have been recalled over the exterior lighting 3 times before this, most recently in October 2018 as 18V756000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 6 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V217000 (equipment), 23V096000 (equipment), 22V809000 (equipment), 22V032000 (fuel system, diesel).
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 March 30, 2021 as campaign 21V222000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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