2012 SUTPHEN SPI 112 Recalls, Complaints & Safety

EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL

Defect Description

Sutphen Corporation (Sutphen) is recalling certain model year 2000-2014 SPH 100, SP 110, SPI 112, SAI 110 aerial devices manufactured November 5, 2014. The main extension cable on the aerial ladders may fail.

Consequence

A cable failure may cause the ladder to collapse in use, increasing the risk of injury to a user.

Remedy

Sutphen will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and repair or replace the ladders, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began in October 2014. Owners may contact Sutphen customer service at 1-866-287-5549. Sutphen's number for this recall is NACIS# 336120.

181 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: Sutphen Corporation

No complaints found for this vehicle.

NHTSA Safety Investigations — SUTPHEN SPI 112

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

RQ — Closed — Model Year: 2004

Aerial Fire Apparatus Cable Failure

On May 22, 2013 the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Preliminary Evaluation investigation (PE13-017) on Sutphen SPH aerial ladder bucket equipped emergency vehicles for cable failures resulting in unintended bucket retraction.This investigation was closed November 19, 2013 when Sutphen... submitted a safety recall 13V-565.At the time of the recall, Sutphen believed the failures were a result of poor maintenance.Sutphen conducted a remedy program where they inspected all of the subject vehicles, repaired any damaged aerial ladder components and trained the owners on the proper maintenance of the equipment.Since the closing of PE13-017, ODI has been made aware (through media reports) of three post recall failures that resulted in 6 injuries.These failures occurred following the implementation of the 13V-565 recall remedy on the subject vehicles.On August 6th, 2014 ODI opened this Recall Query (RQ14-003) on the same Sutphen Corporation SPH aerial ladder bucket equipped emergency vehicles based on the three additional aerial ladder bucket failures.On September 4th, 2014 an ODI investigator, Sutphen engineers, a Hall County technical representative and County Commissioner conducted an inspection of a failed subject vehicle in Atlanta, Georgia.The Fire truck and aerial device were impounded and secured in the maintenance shop where all parties were able to conduct an inspection of the failed components.The Hall county representatives extended the aerial ladder bucket for the ODI and Sutphen inspectors to take measurements and pictures.Also, the failed cables were laid out on the garage floor for inspection. On October 18th 2014, Sutphen purchased the subject fire truck from Hall County for additional analysis and later decided to conduct an additional Safety Recall.Sutphen determined the root cause of the unintended retraction of the aerial ladder bucked was a failure of the cables which extend and retract the ladder.Subsequently a field retrofit kit was developed, analyzed, and tested to ensure that in-service aerials could be restored to a safe operating configuration.This is accomplished by increasing both the size and strength of the cables and limiting the maximum hydraulic pressure in the extension system. This new modification kit will update the field units to meet Sutphen's standards and exceed NFPA requirements.This investigation is closed with safety recall 14V-718.Read more

SUTPHEN SPI 112 — All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the SUTPHEN SPI 112 across all model years (2000–2014).

24 Total Recalls

0 Total Complaints

1 Investigations

0 Reported Crashes

0 Reported Fires

0 Reported Deaths

SUTPHEN SPI 112 — Year by Year

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

Year	Recalls
2014	1	View
2013	1	View
2012 (current)	1
2011	2	View
2010	2	View
2009	2	View
2008	2	View
2007	2	View
2006	2	View
2005	2	View
2004	2	View
2003	2	View
2002	1	View
2001	1	View
2000	1	View

Other SUTPHEN Models

Model	Recalls	Complaints
SPH 100	38	3	View
FIRE TRUCK	31	0	View
SAI 110	24	0	View
SP 110	20	0	View
CHASSIS	16	1	View
SP70	5	0	View
SL75	5	0	View
SUTPHEN	4	0	View