Recall · 22V461000
Custom Fire Apparatus recalled the CUSTOM FIRE Peterbilt 348 over steering
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Vehicles covered
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Model
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Model years
June 28, 2022
Filed with NHTSA
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- The defect
- Custom Fire Apparatus, Inc. (Custom Fire) is recalling one 2018 Peterbilt 348 fire truck. The Dana D-series axle steering arm fasteners that attach the steering arm to the steering knuckle may fail.
- What it can cause
- Steering arm fastener failure can result in a loss of steering control, and increase the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will replace and tighten the steer arm fasteners, free of charge. The owner notification letter was mailed November 8, 2022. Owners may contact Custom Fire's customer service at 1-800-443-8851. Custom Fire's number for this recall is 22V277.
- 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.nhtsa.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 |
|---|---|---|
| Custom FirePeterbilt 348 | 2018 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 1 vehicle this is a small campaign: 100% 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 one model year, 2018, so the oldest vehicles on it were 4 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Custom Fire vehicles have been recalled over the steering once before this, most recently in August 2021 as 21V618000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry one other recall published here: 21V620000 (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 Custom Fire Apparatus, Inc. with NHTSA on June 28, 2022 as campaign 22V461000. 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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