2000 Pierce Fire Truck recall: fuel system
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: Fire apparatus on certain commercial chassis with options for fuel tank step covers. Certain vehicles were built without drain holes in the aluminum step located below the fuel fill opening.
💥 The risk
Spilled fuel on the fuel tank steps CAN create a slip hazard.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will drill holes in the step. The holes will help drain any fuel that is accidentally spilled on the step. Owner notification began may 31, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact pierce at 1-888-974-3723.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 01V151000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 74B23
- Manufacturer
- PIERCE MANUFACTURING,INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 800
- Component
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING
- Owner phone
- 1-888-974-3723
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- May 31, 2001
- Built
- Jan 1, 1996 – Dec 31, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Pierce recall number 74B23.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).