American Lafrance Tanker Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 0 owner complaints across 2 model years of the American Lafrance Tanker (2005–2006).

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• 2005
• 2006

All American Lafrance Tanker recalls (1)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a American Lafrance Tanker, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Door (structure)

   NHTSA 06V107000 Reported April 7, 2006 32 vehicles potentially affected AMERICAN LAFRANCE LLC

   On certain fire trucks built on eagle, metropolitan, and freightliner m2 heavy duty class 8 chassis, the compartment door opening hardware may fail due to forces generated when slamming the door. When this occurs, there is no way to open the compartment door without dismantling the handle assembly or in an emergency situation forcefully…

   Remedy: Dealers will repair the compartment door free of charge. The recall began on april 20, 2006. Owners may contact american lafrance at 1-843-746-7542.

   Model years: 2005, 2006

Other American Lafrance models

• Eagle2 complaints
• Fire Truck1 complaints
• Condor0 complaints
• Metropolitan0 complaints
• Pumper0 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.