2000 Pierce Fire Truck recall: electrical system
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain Fire chassis equipped with harrison hydra-gen generators. The tubing connecting the soft start to the generator pump CAN break away from the fitting and spray hydraulic fluid onto the exhaust.
💥 The risk
This CAN cause a Fire that could endanger people in the vicinity, the vehicle itself, and nearby property.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will remove two pieces of steel tubing and replace them with high pressure hose. Owner notification is expected to begin during february 2003. 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
- 03V043000
- Manufacturer
- PIERCE MANUFACTURING,INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 13
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
- Owner phone
- 1-888-974-3723
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Feb 24, 2003
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Customers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).