Pierce Lance Recalls & Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA lists 15 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 27 model years of the Pierce Lance (1983–2010).
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| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 Pierce Lance | 2 | 0 |
| 2009 Pierce Lance | 3 | 0 |
| 2008 Pierce Lance | 5 | 0 |
| 2007 Pierce Lance | 7 | 0 |
| 2006 Pierce Lance | 6 | 0 |
| 2005 Pierce Lance | 6 | 0 |
| 2004 Pierce Lance | 8 | 0 |
| 2003 Pierce Lance | 8 | 0 |
| 2002 Pierce Lance | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 Pierce Lance | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 Pierce Lance | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 Pierce Lance | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 Pierce Lance | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 Pierce Lance | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 Pierce Lance | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 Pierce Lance | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 Pierce Lance | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 Pierce Lance | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 Pierce Lance | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 Pierce Lance | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 Pierce Lance | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 Pierce Lance | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 Pierce Lance | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 Pierce Lance | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 Pierce Lance | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 Pierce Lance | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 Pierce Lance | 1 | 0 |
All Pierce Lance recalls (15)
Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Pierce Lance, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.
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Suspension: lower ball joint and suspension: upper ball joint
Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain model year 2006-2007 Arrow XT, Dash, Enforcer, Lance, Impel, and Quantum vehicles manufactured January 1, 2006, to March 31, 2007. In the affected vehicles, tears in the ball joint protective boots may result in contamination of the ball joints.
Remedy: Pierce will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the affected vehicles for torn ball joint boots. Pierce will also evaluate the ball joint wear. Ball joints with an unexpected level of wear will be replaced. These…
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Equipment
Pierce Manufacturing Inc. (Pierce) is recalling certain model year 2000-2009 Enforcer and model year 2000-2010 Dash, Lance, and Arrow XT vehicles. While raising or lowering the cab as part of vehicle maintenance, the mounts on which the cab tilt cylinders pivot may fatigue and fail allowing the cab to fall until the safety catch…
Remedy: Pierce will notify owners, and dealers will affix new safety signs advising the operator to stay clear of the cab while it is being tilted, free of charge. The recall began on January 6, 2014. Owners may contact Pierce…
Model years: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
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Fuel system, other
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
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Accelerator pedal (vehicle speed control)
Pierce is recalling certain model year 1999-2008 arrow xt, dash, lance, and enforcer fire apparatus manufactured from june 22, 1999, through may 12, 2008, and equipped with an electronic accelerator pedal. After repeated use with excessive force, the accelerator pedal arm may bend and cause the pedal to move closer to the floor. If the…
Remedy: Dealers will remove the existing accelerator arm and install a redesigned pedal arm free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin on or about may 9, 2011. Owners may contact pierce at 1-920-832-3000.
Model years: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
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Steering
Pierce is recalling certain model year 1998 through 2008 arrow xt, lance, velocity, enforcer, impel, and dash custom fire apparatus vehicles manufactured from may 30, 1998 through november 25, 2008. The steering gear bracket may fracture and break. If this occurs the steering gear may detach from the vehicle.
Remedy: Pierce will notify owners and dealers will install a new steering gear mounting bracket free of charge. The safety recall began on october 12, 2010. Owners are being instructed to inspect the steering gear bracket…
Model years: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
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Bumpers (structure)
Pierce is recalling certain model year 2003 through 2009 custom contender, dash, enforcer, impel, lance saber, and velocity fire trucks manufactured from february 20, 2003, through march 27, 2009. These trucks may be equipped with drop-down fire hose trays mounted under the front bumper. The hose tray latch may accidentally open while…
Remedy: A new and improved latch design has been developed and a new hose box incorporating the new latch will be installed free of charge. The safety recall began on october 4, 2010. Owner may contact pierce at 1-920-832-3000.
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Engine and engine cooling
Pierce is recalling certain model year 2006 through 2010 arrow xt, dash, lance, quantum, and velocity emergency vehicles manufactured from december 20, 2006, through february 1, 2010, equipped with detroit diesel series 60 engines. The engine may shut down unexpectedly when a diesel particulate filter over temperature condition is…
Remedy: Owners will be notified by detroit diesel and detroit diesel will repair the vehicles free of charge by reprogramming the engine control logic to illuminate a malfunction indicator light without requesting engine…
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Shaft pitman (steering)
On certain fire trucks equipped with trw steering gears, models tas85 and rcs85, these steering gears contain potentially defective sector shafts with an incorrect gear tooth which may interfere with the rack-piston teeth, resulting in a stick or bind condition.
Remedy: Pierce is working with trw to replace the defective steering gear (please see 07e101). The recall began on january 11, 2008. Owners ontact trw at 765-429-1768 or pierce at 920-832-3249.
Model years: 2007
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Seats
Certain fire trucks with command cabs fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 207,"seating systems." the rescue body offerings do not meet the pull test requirements. The pedestal seat was mounted by drilling and tapping the cab or body floor.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect the seat pedestals. If the seat was mounted with tapped fasteners, the fasteners will be removed and a hole will be drilled to replace the mounting fasteners with 7/16" bolts and nuts. The recall…
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Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)
On certain fire trucks, interference may occur between the aerial front axle interlock sensor bracket and the front air brake hose. This condition occurs during full turn steering and full suspension jounce compression.
Remedy: Dealers will remove the existing front axle interlock sensor bracket and install a new bracket in a new location avoiding the front axle brake hose. The recall began on october 13, 2005. Owners may contact pierce at…
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Suspension
Certain fire trucks equipped with holland/neway air suspension systems, a transverse beam castings may fracture under normal loads. If a casting breaks when the vehicle is traveling on a roadway there is the potential for pieces of the casting to become projectiles and the suspension?s transverse beam may drop down low enough to contact…
Remedy: Holland is handling the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Dealers will inspect and replace the defective transverse beam assemblies free of charge. Owners may contact holland at 616-396-6501 or pierce at…
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Seats
Certain fire trucks fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 207, 'seating systems.' the seat tether restrains the seat during pull testing as the suspension components are not designed to restrain the seat on their own. The suspension seat tethers are too long.
Remedy: Dealers will replace suspension seat tethers with shorter tethers. The recall began on april 11, 2005. Owners may contact pierce at 1-888-974-3723.
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Tie rod assembly (steering)
On some heavy duty class 8 vehicles equipped with arvinmeritor axle assemblies which may have been manufactured with trw model 20edl ball sockets, the tie rod ball-socket bearings have a below specification case depth and/or hardness which can lead to premature wear out of the socket in some applications.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the ball socket assemblies. Owner notification began october 25, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy…
Model years: 2000
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Gear box (other than rack and pinion) (steering)
The steering gear bracket used to mount the power steering gear to the chassis frame can crack and fail.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect vehicles and replace the brackets with newly designed brackets. Until replacement brackets are available, owners are advised to inspect the brackets for cracks, and contact pierce manufacturing for…
Model years: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
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Shaft sector (steering)
The universal joints at each end of the steering shaft are attached to the shaft with a key and set screw. The set screws may loosen and allow the key to fall out of place.
Remedy: Modify steering linkage to prevent set screw from loosening and key from coming out of key way.
Model years: 1988, 1989
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.