2005–2006 American Lafrance Fire Truck recall: engine
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain Fire trucks equipped with cummins isl CM850 diesel engines, the connecting rods which transfer energy from the piston to the crankshaft are defective and CAN result in seizure of the piston pin. A piston pin seizure CAN result in a mission-disabling engine failure.
💥 The risk
This condition could ultimately result in a loss of vehicle power (engine stall) increasing the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
American lafrance delivered one vehicle to a customer which has already been repaired. All other vehicles are still at the american lafrance manufacturing facility.
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
- 06V204000
- Manufacturer recall #
- ALF-0206
- Manufacturer
- AMERICAN LAFRANCE LLC
- Vehicles affected
- 22
- Component
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Built
- Nov 1, 2005 – Apr 30, 2006
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- American lafrance recall no. ALF-0206.customers 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.