There have been 4 safety recalls for the Pierce Custom Chassis. The most recent recalls are shown below. Table 1 and Table 2 show the historical recalls and the recall statistics by the model year of the Pierce Custom Chassis.
Such a break could lead to the suspension losing one of its anchor points, thereby potentially causing loss of vehicle control without prior warning which could result in a crash.
| Recalled Vehicles: 2001 Pierce Custom Chassis, 2002 Pierce Custom Chassis, 2003 Pierce Custom Chassis, 2004 Pierce Custom Chassis, 2005 Pierce Custom Chassis, 2006 Pierce Custom Chassis |
| Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM |
| Recall Summary: On certain fire trucks equipped with an independent front suspension, a pitman arm might fracture under severe load caused by three loading conditions. In all cases, the front axle must be turned full left or right while (1) simultaneously backing up and braking hard, (2) driving one wheel over ... Details of this recall 🔎 |
Oil on the disc can cause the encoder to send incorrect wheel position information and can cause the rear wheels to steer unexpectedly causing the vehicle to crash without prior warning.
| Recalled Vehicles: 2002 Pierce Custom Chassis, 2003 Pierce Custom Chassis, 2004 Pierce Custom Chassis |
| Component: STEERING |
| Recall Summary: On certain fire trucks equipped with the all wheel steer option, the position of the front axle is sensed by an optical encoder mounted to the bottom of the front axle kingpin, which is protected from the elements by an outer case. This case shares a common grease cavity with the kingpin.... Details of this recall 🔎 |
Failure of the tie-rod will allow one of the wheels to swing to the limit of its steering stop, potentially causing a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
| Recalled Vehicles: 1996 Pierce Custom Chassis, 1997 Pierce Custom Chassis, 1998 Pierce Custom Chassis, 1999 Pierce Custom Chassis, 2000 Pierce Custom Chassis, 2001 Pierce Custom Chassis, 2002 Pierce Custom Chassis, 2003 Pierce Custom Chassis |
| Component: STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY |
| Recall Summary: On certain fire trucks with tandem steer axles. The trw tie-rod on the rear-most axle of a tandem axle is restrained from rotational movement by a pair of anti-rotation seals located at the ball socket joints. These anti-rotation seals will compress over time.... Details of this recall 🔎 |
If this condition occurs, the driver can lose steering control, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
| Recalled Vehicles: 2002 Pierce Custom Chassis |
| Component: STEERING |
| Recall Summary: On certain custom chassis equipped with the all wheel steer (aws) 2002 system, the vehicle interface mobile program has a problem that causes one of the steerable axles to lock in the steered position rather than returning to center. ... Details of this recall 🔎 |
| Date | Component | Vehicle Affected |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 5, 2007 | Suspension:front:control Arm | 2,604 |
| Dec. 9, 2004 | Steering | 64 |
| Oct. 8, 2003 | Steering:linkages:tie Rod Assembly | 202 |
| Nov. 6, 2002 | Steering | 19 |
| Model | # Recalls |
|---|---|
| 2006 Pierce Custom Chassis | 1 |
| 2005 Pierce Custom Chassis | 1 |
| 2004 Pierce Custom Chassis | 2 |
| 2003 Pierce Custom Chassis | 3 |
| 2002 Pierce Custom Chassis | 4 |
| 2001 Pierce Custom Chassis | 2 |
| 2000 Pierce Custom Chassis | 1 |
| 1999 Pierce Custom Chassis | 1 |
| 1998 Pierce Custom Chassis | 1 |
| 1997 Pierce Custom Chassis | 1 |
| 1996 Pierce Custom Chassis | 1 |