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NHTSA Campaign 15V615000

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT

Issued by Pierce Manufacturing · Reported Oct 1, 2015 · 910 vehicles affected

What's wrong

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.

Consequence

The contamination may cause premature ball joint failure and the wheel to disengage from the control arm, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

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 repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on December 10, 2015. Owners may contact Pierce customer service at 1-888-974-3723. Pierce's number for this recall is 74B267.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
PIERCE ARROW XT 2006 910
PIERCE ARROW XT 2007 910
PIERCE DASH 2006 910
PIERCE DASH 2007 910
PIERCE ENFORCER 2006 910
PIERCE ENFORCER 2007 910
PIERCE IMPEL 2006 910
PIERCE IMPEL 2007 910
PIERCE LANCE 2006 910
PIERCE LANCE 2007 910
PIERCE QUANTUM 2006 910
PIERCE QUANTUM 2007 910

Source: NHTSA Campaign 15V615000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.