2000 Pierce Dash & 2000 Pierce Enforcer + 3 more recall: steering
⚠️ What's wrong
On some heavy duty class 8 vehicles equipped with arvinmeritor axle assemblies which may have been manufactured with trw model 20EDL ball sockets, the tie rod ball-socket bearings have a below specification case depth and/or hardness which CAN lead to premature wear out of the socket in some applications.
💥 The risk
If this condition occurs, the driver CAN lose steering control, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the ball socket assemblies. Owner notification began october 25, 2002. 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 920-832-3000.
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
- 02V037007
- Manufacturer recall #
- 74B35
- Manufacturer
- PIERCE MANUFACTURING,INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 54
- Component
- STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Oct 25, 2002
- Built
- Mar 1, 2000 – Dec 1, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Pierce recall number- 74B35.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).