1998 AMERICAN LAFRANCE EAGLE Recalls, Complaints & Safety

STRUCTURE

Defect Description

ON CERTAIN FIRE TRUCKS, ONE OR BOTH OF THE CAB TILT CYLINDERS MAY LOCK WHEN THE CAB IS BEING LOWERED. THIS CAN HAPPEN IF A VELOCITY FUSE TRIPS IN EITHER OF THE CYLINDERS.

Consequence

IF ONLY ONE VELOCITY FUSE TRIPS AND NOT THE OTHER, THE RESULTING UNEQUAL LOADING MAY CAUSE ONE OR BOTH OF THE CYLINDERS TO BEND ALLOWING THE CAB TO LOWER TO THE CHASSIS.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL FLOW RESTRICTORS IN THE CAB TILT BLINDERS TO REDUCE THE SPEED AT WHICH THE CAB LOWERS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 11, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712.

1,339 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: FREIGHTLINER LLC

No complaints found for this vehicle.

NHTSA Safety Investigations — AMERICAN LAFRANCE EAGLE

Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.

PE — Closed — Model Year: 2008

Front spindle failure

On January 30th 2014 the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE14-002 based on Vehicle Owner's Questionnaire (VOQ) No. 10554304 alleging that the front wheel completely separated on a model year 2008 American LaFrance Eagle aerial-ladder fire truck.During this investigation, ODI sent Americ... Read more

AMERICAN LAFRANCE EAGLE — All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the AMERICAN LAFRANCE EAGLE across all model years (1997–2010).

12 Total Recalls

7 Total Complaints

1 Investigations

0 Reported Crashes

0 Reported Fires

0 Reported Deaths

AMERICAN LAFRANCE EAGLE — Year by Year

Compare recalls and complaints across model years. Click any year to see full details.

Year	Recalls	Complaints
2010	2	0	View
2008	0	2	View
2004	1	0	View
2003	1	0	View
2002	2	0	View
2001	2	0	View
2000	1	5	View
1999	1	0	View
1998 (current)	1	0
1997	1	0	View

Other AMERICAN LAFRANCE Models

Model	Recalls	Complaints
CONDOR	16	0	View
METROPOLITAN	8	0	View
FIRE TRUCK	3	1	View
PUMPER	2	0	View
TANKER	2	0	View