Pierce Contender Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 0 owner complaints across 3 model years of the Pierce Contender (1999–2001).

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• 1999
• 2000
• 2001

All Pierce Contender recalls (1)

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

1. Alternator/generator/regulator (electrical system)

   NHTSA 01V370000 Reported December 13, 2001 17 vehicles potentially affected PIERCE MANUFACTURING,INC.

   Vehicle description: fire truck chassis with caterpillar 3126 engines. The alternator cable was routed over the top of the alternator, and in some cases, allowed the cable to make contact with and wear on structural members of the engine enclosure.

   Remedy: Dealers will re-route the alternator cable routing. Owner notification began december 17, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy…

   Model years: 1999, 2000, 2001

Other Pierce models

• Arrow XT10 complaints
• Dash6 complaints
• Impel4 complaints
• Quantum3 complaints
• Saber3 complaints
• Enforcer2 complaints
• 75' Aluminum Ladder1 complaints
• Arrow1 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.