2015 PIERCE VELOCITY Complaints and Recall Information
The 2015 PIERCE VELOCITY has 0 complaints and 22 recalls filed with NHTSA. Owners most frequently report issues involving various components such as suspension, lighting, power train, and equipment malfunctions according to the recall data. The recalls address safety concerns related to vehicle operation and firefighting equipment functionality.
There are 22 recalls affecting different systems on the vehicle. These involve components related to suspension, lighting, power train, fuel system, structural integrity, electrical software, and firefighting equipment. The recalls generally require inspections, part replacements, and software updates to correct defects and reduce risk to vehicle operation and safety.
- Rear suspension defect. Recall 15V174000 covers 8 vehicles with a rear axle leaf spring spacer block that may crack and fracture, risking road hazards and rear axle misalignment that could cause a crash. The block is replaced with a machined steel part.
- Headlight flickering. Recall 15V511000 involves 12 vehicles with LED headlamps flickering in cold temperatures, reducing visibility and increasing crash risk. Headlamp assemblies are replaced to restore steady illumination.
- Fire hose pressure surge. Recall 15V760000 affects 186 vehicles with water pressure regulators that may cause unexpected surges, posing injury risks to hose operators. Firmware updates address this problem.
- Driveshaft disconnection. Recall 15V516000 covers 191 vehicles where the driveshaft may bend or twist and disconnect, causing loss of drive and potential road hazards; a stronger driveshaft is installed.
- Axle assembly nuts. Recall 15V706000 concerns 5 vehicles whose front drive axle hex nuts may be improperly tightened. Dealers inspect and tighten as needed to prevent driveshaft disconnection.
- Fuel rail leaks. Recall 22V032000 involves 243 vehicles with fuel tubes between the rail and injectors that may crack, causing high-pressure fuel leaks and fire risk. Solutions include installing vibration isolators or new fuel tubes.
- Stokes basket bracket failure. Recall 22V809000 affects 299 vehicles with insufficiently welded mounting brackets that may fail and drop the basket, risking injury. Brackets are replaced free of charge.
- Aerial device rotation. Recall 19V022000 involves 994 vehicles where aerial devices may unexpectedly rotate during ladder extension, potentially causing collisions with objects. Dealers reprogram aerial control modules.
- Flashlight battery overheating. Recall 16V186000 covers 36 vehicles with Pelican lithium-ion flashlight batteries that may overheat and cause fire. Owners are instructed to inspect and request replacement packs as needed.
- Rear sway bar detachment. Recall 17V349000 involves 29 vehicles with rear sway bars that may detach, increasing the risk of crash due to vehicle sway. Fasteners are replaced and properly torqued.
- Pressure relief valve corrosion. Recall 18V050000 affects 123 vehicles with water pump valves that may open unexpectedly after corrosion, reducing firefighting water pressure. Remedy kits are installed.
- Aerial limited retraction bracket failure. Recall 18V463000 covers 17 vehicles where brackets may detach and fall, risking injury. Additional mounting hardware is installed.
- Hydraulic pump plastic plug failure. Recall 16V551000 involves 8 vehicles with aerial devices that may leak hydraulic fluid if a plastic plug separates, disabling the aerial. Inspections ensure metal plugs replace plastic ones as needed.
- Manual transmission shift unit damage. Recall 16V585000 affects 470 vehicles with transmissions where damaged shift components may prevent switching power outputs, limiting firefighting pump use. Shift units are repaired with new clevis pins and retaining rings.
- Water pump intake strainer failure. Recall 16V390000 covers 114 vehicles with improperly soldered intake strainers that may come apart, allowing debris into pumps and hindering firefighting. Defective strainers are replaced.
- Tie rod assembly torque issues. Recall 17V570000 involves 56 vehicles with improperly torqued castellated nuts on steer axles that may loosen tie rods, causing loss of steering. Nuts and tie rods are inspected, tightened, or replaced.
2015 PIERCE VELOCITY Summary
2015
Model Year
0
Total Complaints
16
Total Recalls
2791
Vehicles Affected
Recalls
2015 PIERCE VELOCITY
299 vehicles affected
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain 2010-2022 Pierce Velocity, Enforcer, Arrow XT, Quantum, and Dash CF fire trucks. Stokes basket mounting brackets may be insufficiently welded.
Risk: The left and/or right brackets can fail, allowing the stokes basket to fall and increasing the risk of injury.
2015 PIERCE VELOCITY
243 vehicles affected
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain 2015-2021 Arrow XT, Enforcer, Quantum and Velocity fire trucks. The fuel tubes between the fuel rail and the injectors for cylinders four, five, and six may fatigue and crack, which can result in a high pressure fuel leak.
Risk: A high pressure fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.
2015 PIERCE VELOCITY
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.
2015 PIERCE VELOCITY
17 vehicles affected
STRUCTURE
Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain 2007-2017 Pierce Velocity, Impel, Arrow-XT, Quantum, and Enforcer emergency response vehicles equipped with 75ft aerial devices with a 21 inch or 28 inch limited retraction bracket. The bracket on the aerial device may detach from the aerial and fall to the ground.
Risk: If the bracket falls, it could strike a person below.
2015 PIERCE VELOCITY
123 vehicles affected
EQUIPMENT
Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Arrow XT, Enforcer, Quantum, Saber, Velocity, and Commercial emergency vehicles equipped with Hale pressure relief valves in the water pumps used for fire fighting. Rings securing the valves may corrode over time after exposure to water, causing the ring to fail and the pressure relief valve to open, reducing the water pressure available for fire fighting.
Risk: A reduction in water pressure may hinder fire fighting efforts, increasing the risk of injury.
2015 PIERCE VELOCITY
56 vehicles affected
STEERING
Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Arrow XT, Enforcer, Impel, Quantum, Saber, and Velocity vehicles, equipped with certain Spicer D-Series and E-Series steer axles. The castellated nut on the steer axles may not be properly torqued, allowing the tie rod to loosen.
Risk: If the tie rod loosens, it may disconnect from the steering knuckle, causing a complete loss of steering and increasing the risk of a crash.
2015 PIERCE VELOCITY
29 vehicles affected
SUSPENSION
Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain 2012-2017 Arrow XT, Dash, Enforcer, Quantum, and Velocity fire trucks equipped with the T3 rear steer option. The affected vehicles have a rear sway bar that may detach from the vehicle.
Risk: If the sway bar detaches, the vehicle may sway more during steering maneuvers, increasing the risk of a crash.
2015 PIERCE VELOCITY
36 vehicles affected
EQUIPMENT
Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain model year 2010-2016 Arrow-XT, Quantum, and Velocity vehicles manufactured from October 30, 2010, through January 24, 2016. The affected vehicles are equipped with Pelican 9410L flashlights, part number 9410-021-245 or 9410-021-110, with lithium ion battery packs which may overheat.
Risk: If the flashlight battery pack overheats, it can increase the risk of a fire.
2015 PIERCE VELOCITY
114 vehicles affected
EQUIPMENT
Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Arrow XT, Enforcer, Impel, Quantum, Saber, and Velocity emergency vehicles manufactured August 4, 2015, to August 24, 2016, equipped with pumps to provide pressurized water to aid in fighting fires. These pumps have 6" intake strainers that may have been improperly soldered during production and, as a result, the strainers may come apart during use, allowing parts of the strainer and debris to enter the pump, possibly damaging the pump.
Risk: If the strainer and/or debris enters the pump, and the operator is forced to shut down the pump, reducing firefighting effectiveness, there could be an increased risk of injury.
2015 PIERCE VELOCITY
470 vehicles affected
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Arrow, Dash, Enforcer, Impel, Quantum, Saber, and Velocity fire trucks manufactured June 29, 2015, to June 30, 2016. The affected vehicles may be equipped with certain C20 and C21 split-shaft transmissions from Waterous. This transmission sends power to the wheels of an emergency response vehicle or power to an add-on unit such as a water pump used for fighting fires. A component within the shift unit may be damaged and as a result, the operator may not be able to switch the power output.
Risk: If the power output cannot be changed, once the fire truck arrives at the scene, it may not be able to pump water to aid in extinguishing the fire, increasing the risk of injury.
2015 PIERCE VELOCITY
8 vehicles affected
EQUIPMENT
Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Enforcer, Impel, and Velocity vehicles manufactured April 12, 2016, to May 31, 2016, equipped with aerial devices. The affected vehicles may have a plastic plug installed in an unused port in the hydraulic pump for the aerial device. This plastic plug may separate from the pump resulting in a hydraulic fluid leak, potentially disabling the aerial device.
Risk: The inoperable aerial device can increase the risk of injury if the operator needs to move away from a hazardous situation or it may impede the safety mission.
2015 PIERCE VELOCITY
191 vehicles affected
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Pierce Arrow XT, Dash CF, Enforcer, Quantum, and Velocity emergency vehicles manufactured from November 3, 2014, through July 31, 2015. The affected vehicles have a driveshaft that may bend or twist possibly causing it disconnect.
Risk: If the driveshaft disconnects from the vehicle, the vehicle would have a loss of drive, disabling it on the roadway and preventing the vehicle from responding to an emergency. Additionally, portions of the driveshaft could become a road hazard. These scenarios may increase the risk of a crash.
2015 PIERCE VELOCITY
186 vehicles affected
EQUIPMENT
Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Arrow XT, Quantum, Velocity, Impel, and Saber fire-fighting vehicles manufactured June 19, 2013, to July 31, 2014. The affected vehicles have fire hose water pressure regulators that may not respond consistently to operator input and, as a result, there may be an unexpected water pressure surge to the fire hose.
Risk: An unexpected surge in water pressure to the fire hose can increase the risk of injury to the hose operator or those nearby.
2015 PIERCE VELOCITY
12 vehicles affected
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Velocity and Quantum vehicles manufactured from February 10, 2014, through January 8, 2015, and equipped with LED headlamp assemblies. The headlamps on the affected vehicles may flicker when the vehicle is operated in extreme cold temperatures causing the headlights to provide interrupted illumination. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
Risk: If the headlights flicker and do not provide steady illumination, other drivers may be confused and the driver may have reduced visibility, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
2015 PIERCE VELOCITY
8 vehicles affected
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain model year 2015 Saber, Enforcer, Impel, and Velocity vehicles manufactured December 4, 2014, to March 23, 2015. The rear axle cast iron leaf spring spacer block may crack and fracture.
Risk: If the leaf spring spacer block fractures, the pieces may become a road hazard. If the entire spacer block separates from the vehicle, the alignment of the rear axle may suddenly shift. Either condition could increase the risk of a crash.
2015 PIERCE VELOCITY
5 vehicles affected
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Arrow XT, Velocity, Enforcer, and Saber vehicles manufactured November 20, 2014, to September 29, 2015. The affected vehicles are equipped with front drive axles whose hex nuts on the flange yoke may not have been properly tightened.
Risk: If the hex nuts are not tightened to specification, the driveshaft may disconnect from the drive axle, resulting in a loss of propulsion and increasing the risk of a crash.
Complaints
No complaints found.