Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain 2025 Velocity, Saber, Impel, Enforcer, and Arrow XT vehicles. The steering linkage arm bolt may come loose, resulting in the steering linkage arm detaching from the steering motor.
1995-2025 · 30 model years
Pierce Saber Problems by year
Owners have filed 3 complaints about the Pierce Saber across 30 model years, and it has 33 recalls. The 2016 has the most complaints once its age is allowed for (1). The most reported problem area is the engine & cooling, followed by the brakes.
- Complaints
- 3
- Recalls
- 33
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 1
- Injuries
- 2
- Deaths
- 0
Saber complaints by model year
Highlighted: the year with the most complaints for its age. Older vehicles have had more time to collect complaints - the Safety Index grade allows for that.
Most common Saber problems
Pierce Saber recalls 33
Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain 2020 Enforcer, 2021-2022 Velocity, and 2023 Saber vehicles equipped with a specific rear bumper option. The bumper may partially obstruct the rear lights. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the...
Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain 2022 Saber, Enforcer, and Arrow XT fire trucks. The tie rod clamps may have been improperly heat-treated, causing them to crack and allowing the tie rods to separate.
Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain 2017-2021 Arrow XT, Enforcer, Impel, Quantum, Saber, and Velocity vehicles. The sealing washer may not seat correctly in the pilot bore holes, allowing the high pressure fuel rail assembly to leak.
Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Enforcer, Freightliner and Saber vehicles equipped with ECCO Holdings Code 3 7x9 Stop-Tail-Turn Reverse All-in-One LED stop, tail, turn, and reverse lights. The rear LED lights may be too bright...
Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Pierce Arrow XT, Dash, Enforcer, Impel, Quantum, Saber, Velocity, and Commercial vehicles equipped with Whelen accessory brake lights. Depending on the specific wiring of the vehicle, these brake...
Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Arrow XT, Enforcer, Quantum, Saber, Velocity, and Commercial emergency vehicles equipped with Hale pressure relief valves in the water pumps used for fire fighting. Rings securing the valves may...
Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Arrow XT, Enforcer, Impel, Quantum, Saber, and Velocity vehicles, equipped with certain Spicer D-Series and E-Series steer axles. The castellated nut on the steer axles may not be properly torqued...
Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Arrow, Dash, Enforcer, Impel, Quantum, Saber, and Velocity fire trucks manufactured June 29, 2015, to June 30, 2016. The affected vehicles may be equipped with certain C20 and C21...
Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Arrow XT, Enforcer, Impel, Quantum, Saber, and Velocity emergency vehicles manufactured August 4, 2015, to August 24, 2016, equipped with pumps to provide pressurized water to aid in...
Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Enforcer and Saber emergency vehicles manufactured from March 3, 2014, through February 3, 2016. The clamps on the heater hose may have been improperly installed allowing engine coolant...
Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain model year 2016 Arrow-XT, Dash, Enforcer, Impel, Quantum, Saber, and Velocity fire and emergency vehicles manufactured October 13, 2015, to February 9, 2016. The fastener cap over the bearing on the...
Latest Saber complaints
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 pierce fire truck. The contact stated that the vehicle produced poor def fault codes in the def fluid sensor, which caused the vehicle to decelerate. The manufacturer was contacted and sent new def tank headers that were installed at the fire station. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 29,549. *Bf *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 (na) pierce saber 2017 fire truck. The contact stated that the vehicle produced poor def fluid quality in the def fluid sensor, which caused the vehicle to derate. The manufacturer was contacted and sent new def tank headers that were installed at the fire station experiencing multiple repeat failures in 6 trucks all 2017 models. The def tank is built for pierce by an outside vendor. Pierce has not solved the problem. All 6 trucks experiencing multiple def header def quality faults. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 29,549. *Bf*jb
City of dayton fire-rescue firefighters were returning from a fire alarm when they noticed a "burning wires" smell in the passenger compartment of the 2016 pierce saber they were driving. As firefighters were attempting to find a safe location to stop the truck, all of the cab and dash lights began to flicker on and off repeatedly. The passenger compartment of the truck rapidly filled with smoke and the driver/operator had to make an emergency stop with his vision impaired by smoke. As firefighters were exiting...
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the apparatus, the driver/operator was able to shut the engine down and turn off the electrical power. Firefighters had to remove two panels in the passenger side dash/floorboard to expose the flames. The fire was extinguished with an abc dry chemical extinguisher. Two firefighters were exposed to smoke and toxic gases produced by flaming combustion. Both were evaluated on scene and refused further medical treatment at that time. The flames were seen behind the circuit board/fuse panel, but the heat was conducted through the panel causing damage and discoloration to the front of the board. Subsequent inspection by a pierce certified mechanic (evs fire apparatus) indicated that the fire was caused by electrical arcing caused by a coolant leak in the truck's heater core. He reported that the fluid had penetrated the relay connected to the back of the board that controlled the abs braking system. This case appears to be connected to the national highway transportation safety administration's case #16v148000 as the truck was manufactured in january of 2016, but was never recalled.
Questions about the Pierce Saber
Which Pierce Saber years have the most problems?
Which Pierce Saber years have the fewest complaints?
What are the most common Pierce Saber problems?
Across every model year, owners report problems with the engine & cooling (2), brakes (1), electrical system (1) most often.
How many recalls does the Pierce Saber have?
NHTSA lists 33 recalls across all Pierce Saber model years. Each year's page lists the recalls for that year; check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether the repair has been done.
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