American Lafrance Fire Truck Recalls & Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 1 owner complaint across 3 model years of the American Lafrance Fire Truck (2005–2007). The most-complained-about year is 2007.
Pick your American Lafrance Fire Truck model year
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 American Lafrance Fire Truck | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 American Lafrance Fire Truck | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 American Lafrance Fire Truck | 2 | 0 |
What American Lafrance Fire Truck owners complain about
Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 2007 model year has the most, with 1.
All American Lafrance Fire Truck recalls (2)
Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a American Lafrance Fire Truck, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.
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Structure
On certain fire trucks, the vehicle cab hydraulic lift system used to raise and lower the cab for maintenance can fail.
Remedy: American lafrance has not yet provided a remedy or owner notification for this campaign. Owners may call american lafrance at 1-843-486-7400.
Model years: 2005
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Diesel (engine and engine cooling)
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.
Remedy: American lafrance delivered one vehicle to a customer which has already been repaired. All other vehicles are still at the american lafrance manufacturing facility.
Other American Lafrance models
- Eagle2 complaints
- Condor0 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.