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Pierce Contender Big Block Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 0 owner complaints across 3 model years of the Pierce Contender Big Block (2010–2012).

1
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
2010
year with most recalls

Pick your Pierce Contender Big Block model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2012 Pierce Contender Big Block10
2011 Pierce Contender Big Block10
2010 Pierce Contender Big Block10

All Pierce Contender Big Block recalls (1)

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

  1. Fuel system, diesel and diesel (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 12V311000 Reported 313 vehicles potentially affected PIERCE MANUFACTURING

    Pierce is recalling certain model year 2010-2012 vehicles manufactured from august 28, 2010, through march 27, 2012, equipped with detroit diesel dd13 EPA 2007 and EPA 2010 diesel engines. The pump to rail high pressure fuel line support system used on these engines is sensitive to assembly torque and may be damaged during service work.…

    Remedy: Pierce will notify owners, and the high pressure fuel line support system will be replaced by daimler truck north america (dtna) authorized service facilities, free of charge. The safety recall began on july 18, 2012.…

    Model years: 2010, 2011, 2012

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.