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Pierce Commercial Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 5 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 25 model years of the Pierce Commercial (1995–2024).

5
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
1995
year with most recalls

Pick your Pierce Commercial model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2024 Pierce Commercial10
2023 Pierce Commercial10
2018 Pierce Commercial10
2017 Pierce Commercial10
2016 Pierce Commercial10
2015 Pierce Commercial10
2013 Pierce Commercial10
2012 Pierce Commercial10
2011 Pierce Commercial10
2010 Pierce Commercial10
2009 Pierce Commercial10
2008 Pierce Commercial10
2007 Pierce Commercial10
2006 Pierce Commercial10
2005 Pierce Commercial10
2004 Pierce Commercial10
2003 Pierce Commercial10
2002 Pierce Commercial10
2001 Pierce Commercial10
2000 Pierce Commercial10
1999 Pierce Commercial10
1998 Pierce Commercial10
1997 Pierce Commercial10
1996 Pierce Commercial10
1995 Pierce Commercial10

All Pierce Commercial recalls (5)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Pierce Commercial, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Electrical system

    NHTSA 24V147000 Reported 15 vehicles potentially affected Pierce Manufacturing

    Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Commercial Chassis equipped with Hercules HC 1.7 multiplex nodes. In the event of a short circuit or wiring failure, the firmware in the node may fail to shut off the output pin, resulting in overloaded electrical circuits.

    Remedy: Weldon will update the firmware, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a schedule for recall notification. Owners may contact Pierce customer service at 1-888-974-3723. Pierce's number for this recall…

    Model years: 2023, 2024

  2. Brake lights (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 18V756000 Reported 717 vehicles potentially affected Pierce Manufacturing

    Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Pierce Arrow XT, Dash, Enforcer, Impel, Quantum, Saber, Velocity, and Commercial vehicles equipped with Whelen accessory brake lights. Depending on the specific wiring of the vehicle, these brake lights may illuminate when the brake pedal has not been pressed. As such, these…

    Remedy: Pierce will notify owners, and Whelen will inspect the vehicles and replace the brake lights, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 4, 2019. Owners may contact Pierce customer service at 1-888-974-3723.

    Model years: 2017, 2018

  3. Equipment

    NHTSA 18V050000 Reported 123 vehicles potentially affected Pierce Manufacturing

    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…

    Remedy: Pierce has notified owners, and dealers will install a remedy kit, free of charge. The recall began on February 9, 2018. Owners may contact Pierce customer service at 1-888-974-3723 or Hale Products at 1-800-533-3569.…

    Model years: 2015, 2016

  4. Turn signal (exterior lighting) and electrical system

    NHTSA 13V518000 Reported 349 vehicles potentially affected Pierce Manufacturing

    Pierce Manufacturing Inc. (Pierce) is recalling one model year 2009 Enforcer emergency vehicle and certain model year 2009-2013 Arrow XT, Saber, Velocity, Impel, Quantum, and Commercial vehicles. The trailer connector circuit was wired such that the stop signal overrides the turn signal and the trailer lights do not indicate a turn when…

    Remedy: Pierce will notify owners, and dealers will install a new electrical harness, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule. Owners may contact Pierce at 1-920-832-3000. Pierce's recall…

    Model years: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

  5. Fuel system, other

    NHTSA 11V384000 Reported 6,803 vehicles potentially affected PIERCE MANUFACTURING

    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…

    Remedy: For fire trucks that are less than 10 years old, dealers will inspect the fuel tank straps and replace them if necessary with stainless steel straps free of charge. For vehicles that are older than 10 years, pierce is…

    Model years: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

Other Pierce models

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.