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2010 AMERICAN LAFRANCE EAGLE

2 recalls — 0 complaints

11V515000 Oct 13, 2011
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Defect Description
AMERICAN LAFRANCE (ALF) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 AND 2011 EAGLE FIRE TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 21, 2010, THROUGH AUGUST 25, 2011, EQUIPPED WITH A MERITOR WABCO ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) SYSTEM, MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 2009 THROUGH OCTOBER 2011. THE ESC MODULE MAY CAUSE T... Read more
Consequence
THIS MIGHT CAUSE THE ESC TO PERCEIVE AN OVER STEERING SITUATION AND THEREFORE APPLY THE FRONT AXLE OUTER WHEEL SERVICE BRAKE UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS PERCEIVED TO BE STABLE BY THE ESC. IF THE DRIVER IS SLOW TO REACT DURING THIS ESC INTERVENTION, THE VEHICLE MAY DEVIATE FROM THE INTENDED LINE OF TRAVEL, ... Read more
Remedy
ALF WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE CONTROL MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. ALL THE AFFECTED VEHICLE HAVE BEEN REPAIRED. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ALF AT 1-843-486-7703.
17 vehicles affected
Manufacturer: AMERICAN LAFRANCE LLC
10V227000 May 27, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Defect Description
AMERICAN LAFRANCE IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 HEAVY-DUTY CLASS 8 EAGLE EMERGENCY VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 3, 2009 THROUGH MARCH 16, 2010, AND EQUIPPED WITH DETROIT DIESEL SERIES 60 ENGINES. THE SOFTWARE ON THESE ENGINES MAY CAUSE THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN A DIESE... Read more
Consequence
UNEXPECTED EMERGENCY VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTDOWN COULD HAMPER RESCUE OPERATIONS AND PUT FIRST RESPONDERS AND OR THE PUBLIC AT RISK.
Remedy
AMERICAN LAFRANCE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DETROIT DIESEL WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE BY REPROGRAMMING THE ENGINE MOTOR CONTROL MODULE. PLEASE SEE DAIMLER TRUCKS/DETROIT DIESEL'S DEFECT REPORT 10E-005. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JUNE 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DETROIT D... Read more
18 vehicles affected
Manufacturer: AMERICAN LAFRANCE 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.

PE14002 Opened: Jan 30, 2014 — Closed: Dec 23, 2014
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 (current) 2 0
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 1 0 View
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