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...
Steering
Pierce Dash Steering problems by year
2 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Pierce Dash's steering. Loss of power steering, stiff or loose steering, wandering, column and rack problems.
Steering complaints by model year
Steering recalls
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...
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...
Latest Dash steering complaints
Fire fighters complaint: steering wheel must be turned almost 360 degree's, before the truck will start to turn. Evt technicians found the bolts on both gear boxes backed out. Tak-4 is on hundreds of fire apparatus, and the problems are nation wide. Please address the issues, before a fatality! *Tr
The stainless steel all thread, used to divide torque to the torsion bars on a tak-4 suspension failed. The aerial/platform leaned hard to the left, almost hitting multiple vehicles. A miracle no one was killed. *Tr
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data