American Lafrance Condor Recalls & Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 9 model years of the American Lafrance Condor (2000–2008).
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All American Lafrance Condor recalls (3)
Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a American Lafrance Condor, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.
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Body (structure)
Daimler trucks is recalling 2,811 my 2001-2007 condor trucks built by american lafrance, freightliner and sterling. The cab mounted bracket attached to the hydraulic cylinder used to raise and lower the cab for maintenance may wear leading to inadequate restraint, allowing the cab to fall forward onto the ground.
Remedy: Daimler trucks will notify owners and the vehicles will be repaired free of charge. The recall began on september 18, 2009. Owners may contact daimler trucks at 1-800-547-0712.
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Structure
American lafrance is recalling 1,251 my 2000-2007 condor trucks. The bracket that attaches the hydraulic cylinder to the cab used to raise and lower the vehicle cab for maintenance activities can fail.
Remedy: American lafrance will repair these vehicles free of charge. The safety recall began on may 13, 2010. Owners may contact american lafrance at 1-888-253-8725.
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Diesel (engine and engine cooling)
American lafrance is recalling one (1) low cab forward (lcf) condor truck equipped with a caterpillar c13 diesel engine. The extension pipes attached to the aftertreatment regeneration device (ard) may develop a hole, and heat and flame may escape during a regeneration of the diesel particulate filter.
Remedy: American lafrance is working with caterpillar to repair this vehicle (please see 08e054). Owners may contact aterpillar at 1-800-447-4986 or american lafrance at 1-843-486-7400.
Model years: 2008
Other American Lafrance models
- Eagle2 complaints
- Fire Truck1 complaints
- Metropolitan0 complaints
- Pumper0 complaints
- Tanker0 complaints
Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.