2007 PIERCE DASH Complaints and Recall Information
The 2007 PIERCE DASH has 0 complaints and 11 recalls filed with NHTSA. Owners most frequently report issues related to fire truck components and safety systems based on recall data.
There are 11 recalls for the 2007 PIERCE DASH affecting multiple systems including body structure, brakes, engine, steering, accelerator pedal, fuel system, cab equipment, suspension, electrical software, and power train components. The recalls address defects that could impact vehicle safety and operation.
Recalls- Body bumpers. Recall 10V300000 affects 25 vehicles. The latch on drop-down fire hose trays under the front bumper may open unexpectedly, causing the hose to drop and posing injury and crash risks. The fix is installation of a new latch and hose box free of charge.
- Rear disc brakes. Recall 10V317000 covers 45 vehicles. The Meritor Wabco EX225 rear disc brake caliper may interfere with automatic tire chain brackets, limiting brake movement and reducing braking performance without warning. Dealers will install new brake chain brackets for free.
- Engine shutdown. Recall 10V195000 includes 827 vehicles equipped with Detroit Diesel Series 60 engines that may shut down suddenly upon detecting a diesel particulate filter over temperature condition. Owners will receive free reprogramming of engine control logic to prevent shutdown while activating a malfunction light.
- Steering gear bracket. Recall 10V423000 affects 2652 vehicles. The steering gear bracket may fracture, causing the steering gear to detach and leading to loss of steering control and a crash. Owners are advised to inspect the bracket before each trip. Repairs will involve a new mounting bracket installed at no cost.
- Accelerator pedal. Recall 11V255000 covers 5022 vehicles. The electronic accelerator pedal arm may bend after repeated excessive force, causing the pedal to stick in full throttle and increasing crash risk. Dealers will replace the pedal arm free of charge.
- Fuel tank straps. Recall 11V384000 affects 6803 vehicles with fuel tank straps susceptible to corrosion from road salt, risking strap failure and fuel tank detachment, which could cause stalling or spills and increase crash risk. straps will be inspected and replaced with stainless steel straps when necessary free for vehicles under 10 years old; older vehicles may purchase replacements.
- Cab tilt mounts. Recall 13V525000 includes 3115 vehicles. The cab tilt cylinder mounts may fatigue and fail causing the cab to fall until the safety catch activates, risking injury to anyone near the moving cab. Dealers will install safety signs warning operators to stay clear free of charge.
- Front suspension ball joints. Recalls 15V615000 cover 910 vehicles. Tears in ball joint protective boots may contaminate ball joints, causing premature failure and possible wheel separation from the control arm. Dealers will inspect and replace worn ball joints free of charge.
- Aerial device rotation. Recall 19V022000 affects 994 vehicles. The aerial device may unexpectedly rotate right when extending the ladder, risking contact with objects and injury. Dealers will reprogram the aerial control module free of charge.
- Rear steer axle shafts. Recall 17V348000 includes 225 vehicles. Rear steer axle shafts were improperly heat treated, which can cause breakage and disable the vehicle, increasing crash risk. Dealers will replace the axle shafts free of charge.
Owners dealing with repeated repairs, safety-related defects, or unresolved recall issues with the 2007 PIERCE DASH may have rights under their state’s lemon law. Consulting with an attorney specializing in lemon law could provide guidance on possible remedies.
2007 PIERCE DASH Summary
2007
Model Year
0
Total Complaints
10
Total Recalls
20618
Vehicles Affected
Recalls
2007 PIERCE DASH
994 vehicles affected
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain 2004-2018 Arrow XT, Dash, Enforcer, Impel, Quantum and Velocity aerial vehicles. The aerial device may unexpectedly rotate to the right when the ladder is being extended.
Risk: If the aerial device moves in an unexpected direction, the ladder may contact an object, such as a building or an electrical wire, increasing the risk of injury.
2007 PIERCE DASH
225 vehicles affected
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain 1999-2013 Arrow XT, Dash, Enforcer, Quantum and Velocity fire trucks equipped with the electric All-steer rear steering option. The affected vehicles have rear steer axle shafts that were not properly heat treated.
Risk: Axle shafts that are not properly heat treated may break and potentially disable the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
2007 PIERCE DASH
910 vehicles affected
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain model year 2006-2007 Arrow XT, Dash, Enforcer, Lance, Impel, and Quantum vehicles manufactured January 1, 2006, to March 31, 2007. In the affected vehicles, tears in the ball joint protective boots may result in contamination of the ball joints.
Risk: The contamination may cause premature ball joint failure and the wheel to disengage from the control arm, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
2007 PIERCE DASH
3115 vehicles affected
EQUIPMENT
Pierce Manufacturing Inc. (Pierce) is recalling certain model year 2000-2009 Enforcer and model year 2000-2010 Dash, Lance, and Arrow XT vehicles. While raising or lowering the cab as part of vehicle maintenance, the mounts on which the cab tilt cylinders pivot may fatigue and fail allowing the cab to fall until the safety catch activates.
Risk: If a person is in the path of the moving cab when a mount fails, the person may be hit by the falling cab, increasing the risk of injury.
2007 PIERCE DASH
6803 vehicles affected
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
PIERCE HAS DECIDED THAT CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1995-2008 ARROW XT, DASH, CUSTOM CONTENDER, LANCE, ENFORCER, PIERCE ARROW, QUANTUM, SABER AND COMMERCIAL FIRE TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 2, 1995, THROUGH JANUARY 21, 2008, CONTAIN A SAFETY DEFECT. THESE VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH FUEL TANK STRAPS THAT MAY CORRODE DUE TO WINTER ROAD SALT OR LIQUID DE-ICING CHEMICALS. IF THE FUEL TANK STRAPS CORRODE SUFFICIENTLY, THE FUEL TANK SUPPORTING STRAPS MAY FRACTURE AND THE FUEL TANK MAY FALL FROM THE VEHICLE.
Risk: THE VEHICLES MAY LOSE POWER AND STALL. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL TANK MAY RUPTURE AND SPILL DIESEL FUEL ON THE ROADWAY. EITHER OF THESE OUTCOMES MAY CAUSE A FIRE TRUCK OR SURROUNDING VEHICLES TO SLIP OR SLIDE ON THE ROADWAY SURFACE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
2007 PIERCE DASH
5022 vehicles affected
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
PIERCE IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1999-2008 ARROW XT, DASH, LANCE, AND ENFORCER FIRE APPARATUS MANUFACTURED FROM JUNE 22, 1999, THROUGH MAY 12, 2008, AND EQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTRONIC ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AFTER REPEATED USE WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARM MAY BEND AND CAUSE THE PEDAL TO MOVE CLOSER TO THE FLOOR. IF THE PEDAL ARM BENDS FAR ENOUGH, THE PEDAL MAY CONTACT THE CAB FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING AND STICK IN THE FULL THROTTLE POSITION.
Risk: IF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECOMES STUCK, THE OPERATOR MAY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
2007 PIERCE DASH
2652 vehicles affected
STEERING
PIERCE IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1998 THROUGH 2008 ARROW XT, LANCE, VELOCITY, ENFORCER, IMPEL, AND DASH CUSTOM FIRE APPARATUS VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 30, 1998 THROUGH NOVEMBER 25, 2008. THE STEERING GEAR BRACKET MAY FRACTURE AND BREAK. IF THIS OCCURS THE STEERING GEAR MAY DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE.
Risk: DETACHMENT OF THE STEERING GEAR WILL RESULT IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL THAT COULD CAUSE A CRASH.
2007 PIERCE DASH
827 vehicles affected
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
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.
Risk: UNEXPECTED EMERGENCY VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTDOWN UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS COULD HAMPER RESCUE OPERATIONS AND PLACE THE PUBLIC AT RISK.
2007 PIERCE DASH
45 vehicles affected
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
PIERCE IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 THROUGH 2010 ARROW XT, DASH, ENFORCER, IMPEL, QUANTUM, AND VELOCITY FIRE TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 11, 2006 THROUGH JUNE 16, 2010 AND EQUIPPED WITH MERITOR WABCO EX225 REAR DISC BRAKES AND ONSPOT AUTOMATIC TIRE CHAINS. THE MERITOR WABCO EX225 REAR DISC BRAKE CALIPER MAY INTERFERE WITH THE ONSPOT AUTOMATIC TIRE CHAIN BRACKETS. THIS INTERFERENCE MAY RESTRICT THE CALIPER FROM FULL MOVEMENT.
Risk: IF THIS INTERFERENCE OCCURS, BRAKING PERFORMANCE MAY BE REDUCED WITHOUT WARNING AND A CRASH MAY OCCUR.
2007 PIERCE DASH
25 vehicles affected
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
PIERCE IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2003 THROUGH 2009 CUSTOM CONTENDER, DASH, ENFORCER, IMPEL, LANCE SABER, AND VELOCITY FIRE TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 20, 2003, THROUGH MARCH 27, 2009. THESE TRUCKS MAY BE EQUIPPED WITH DROP-DOWN FIRE HOSE TRAYS MOUNTED UNDER THE FRONT BUMPER. THE HOSE TRAY LATCH MAY ACCIDENTALLY OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.
Risk: IF THIS OCCURS THE FIRE HOSE MAY DROP TO THE ROADWAY WITHOUT WARNING. POTENTIAL INJURY TO PEOPLE AND PROPERTY MAY OCCUR. THE SUDDEN HOSE DEPLOYMENT MAY ALSO DISTRACT DRIVERS TRYING TO AVOID THE HOSE AND A CRASH MAY OCCUR.
Complaints
No complaints found.