Recall · 23V096000
Pierce Manufacturing recalled 4 models over equipment
64
Vehicles covered
4
Models
24
Model years
February 17, 2023
Filed with NHTSA
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:BOOM/CRANE/LADDER
- The defect
- Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain 2018-2023 Velocity, Impel, Enforcer, and Arrow XT 110-foot aerial trucks. When the aerial platform is extended to its maximum angle, the platform mounting bracket may interfere with the basket handrail hinge peg and cause the handrail to detach from the basket.
- What it can cause
- A basket handrail that unexpectedly detaches from the basket may increase the risk of injury to first responders using the handrail or to individuals on the ground near the vehicle.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will install new basket handrail hinge pegs, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 16, 2023. Owners may contact Pierce customer service at 1-888-974-3723. Pierce's number for this recall is 74B326.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| PierceArrow XT | 2018 to 2023 | Not published here |
| PierceEnforcer | 2018 to 2023 | Not published here |
| PierceImpel | 2018 to 2023 | Not published here |
| PierceVelocity | 2018 to 2023 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 64 vehicles this is a small campaign: 75% 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 2023, 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 equipment 12 times before this, most recently in October 2022 as 22V809000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 14 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V217000 (equipment), 24V905000 (tires), 24V127000 (structure), 23V823000 (electrical system).
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 February 17, 2023 as campaign 23V096000. 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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