Pierce recall: Wheels
What is wrong
Pierce is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 fire trucks manufactured from august 13, 2009 through june 30, 2010. These vehicles may have been manufactured with excessive paint on the steel wheel mounting surfaces. The excessive paint may cause the wheel lug nuts to lose clamp load, loosen and fall off.
What could happen
Eventually the wheel(s) could separate from the vehicle and cause a crash.
The fix
Dealers will check the wheel nut torque and tighten the lug nuts to the recommended torque as specified in the pierce custom chassis and maintenance manual. This service will be performed free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin during august 2010. Owners may contact pierce customer service at 1-888-974-3723.
Vehicles covered
- Pierce Pierce 2009–2010
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 10V302000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Pierce Manufacturing
- Reported to NHTSA
- Jun 28, 2010
- Owners notified
- Aug 31, 2010
- Vehicles or items affected
- 273
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Aug 13, 2009 to Jun 30, 2010
- Part
- Wheels › Lugs/nuts/bolts/studs
- Maker's own recall number
- 39-0139830
Notes
Pierce safety recall no.39-0139830.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.