Recall 10V195000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Report Date
20100507
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Affected Vehicles
25 models

Defect Description

PIERCE IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 THROUGH 2010 ARROW XT, DASH, LANCE, QUANTUM, AND VELOCITY EMERGENCY VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM DECEMBER 20, 2006, THROUGH FEBRUARY 1, 2010, EQUIPPED WITH DETROIT DIESEL SERIES 60 ENGINES. THE ENGINE MAY SHUT DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN A DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER OVER TEMPERATURE CONDITION IS DETECTED.

Safety Consequence

UNEXPECTED EMERGENCY VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTDOWN UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS COULD HAMPER RESCUE OPERATIONS AND PLACE THE PUBLIC AT RISK.

Remedy

OWNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY DETROIT DIESEL AND DETROIT DIESEL WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE BY REPROGRAMMING THE ENGINE CONTROL LOGIC TO ILLUMINATE A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT WITHOUT REQUESTING ENGINE SHUTDOWN. PLEASE SEE DAIMLER TRUCKS' DEFECT REPORT 10E-005. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 28, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS AT 1-800-547-0712 OR PIERCE AT 1-920-832-3000.

Affected Vehicles

Year Make Model
2006 PIERCE ARROW XT
2006 PIERCE DASH
2006 PIERCE LANCE
2006 PIERCE QUANTUM
2006 PIERCE VELOCITY
2007 PIERCE ARROW XT
2007 PIERCE DASH
2007 PIERCE LANCE
2007 PIERCE QUANTUM
2007 PIERCE VELOCITY
2008 PIERCE ARROW XT
2008 PIERCE DASH
2008 PIERCE LANCE
2008 PIERCE QUANTUM
2008 PIERCE VELOCITY
2009 PIERCE ARROW XT
2009 PIERCE DASH
2009 PIERCE LANCE
2009 PIERCE QUANTUM
2009 PIERCE VELOCITY
2010 PIERCE ARROW XT
2010 PIERCE DASH
2010 PIERCE LANCE
2010 PIERCE QUANTUM
2010 PIERCE VELOCITY

Check your vehicle: Visit NHTSA.gov and enter your VIN to see if your specific vehicle is affected.