American Lafrance recall: Electronic stability control (esc)
What is wrong
American lafrance (alf) is recalling certain model year 2010 and 2011 eagle fire trucks manufactured from october 21, 2010, through august 25, 2011, equipped with a meritor wabco electronic stability control (esc) system, manufactured from april 2009 through october 2011. The esc module may cause the esc system to activate unnecessarily when the vehicle is driven in a particular manner on certain unique road conditions and may adversely affect the slip angle calculation by the esc module.
What could happen
This might cause the esc to perceive an over steering situation and therefore apply the front axle outer wheel service brake until the vehicle is perceived to be stable by the esc. If the driver is slow to react during this esc intervention, the vehicle may deviate from the intended line of travel, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Alf will notify owners and replace the control module free of charge. All the affected vehicle have been repaired. Owners may contact alf at 1-843-486-7703.
Vehicles covered
- American Lafrance Eagle 2010
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 11V515000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- American Lafrance LLC
- Reported to NHTSA
- Oct 13, 2011
- Owners notified
- Oct 24, 2011
- Vehicles or items affected
- 17
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Electronic stability control (esc)
- Maker's own recall number
- ALF-0111
Notes
American lafrance's number for this recall is alf-0111.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 .
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- American Lafrance recall: Engine and engine cooling May 27, 2010
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.