Manufacturer profile

Custom Fire Apparatus

Custom Fire Apparatus has filed 10 recall campaigns with NHTSA since 2019, covering 153 vehicles or units by the manufacturer's own estimates.

Makes in its campaigns
Campaigns filed in 2026 to date0No campaigns in 2025
Vehicles affected02026 to date
Campaigns on file102019 to 2023
Do-not-drive or park-outside0Campaigns with an advisory

Filed under the name "Custom Fire Apparatus, Inc.".

Campaigns per year

Custom Fire Apparatus has averaged 2 campaigns a year since 2021, below its 2021 peak of 4

Custom Fire Apparatus recall campaigns by report date, 2019 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.

01234201920202021420222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file. The lighter column is a partial year.
Components

Brakes are Custom Fire Apparatus's most recalled component since 2019

Custom Fire Apparatus campaigns by primary component, 2019 to 2026.

Brakes
2
Powertrain
2
Steering
2
Fuel system
2
Electrical system
1
Equipment
1
Source: NHTSA ODI. Each campaign counted once.
Remedy type

Custom Fire Apparatus uses software fixes less than the industry: 0% of its 2021 campaigns

Share of campaigns remedied by a software update, Custom Fire Apparatus against all manufacturers, by year.

Custom Fire ApparatusAll manufacturers
020%40%60%2019202020212022202320242025202650%18%
Source: NHTSA ODI remedy descriptions, classified by rule (see Methodology).
Model years covered

Model year 2021 is covered by the most Custom Fire Apparatus campaigns, 6

Custom Fire Apparatus campaigns covering each model year, last fifteen model years. A campaign counts once for each year it covers.

024620152016201720182019202020216202220232024
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Latest campaigns

The latest Custom Fire Apparatus filings

The ten most recent campaigns, by report date.

Latest Custom Fire Apparatus campaigns
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
23V-747Nov 7, 2023Defect in the inversion valve may delay the park brake setting after engagement, which could allow the vehicle to move unintentionallyBrakes10Part replacement
23V-316May 4, 2023After the fire truck is reversed, the transmission control module (TCM) may fail to achieve the 4th gear transmission lockup needed to initiate…Powertrain2Software update
22V-461Jun 28, 2022Dana D-series axle steering arm fasteners that attach the steering arm to the steering knuckle may failSteering1Part replacement
22V-316May 9, 2022Rear axle drive pinion may fracturePowertrain5Part replacement
21V-628Aug 10, 2021Fire water pump solenoid may corrode internally, causing a loss of power to the pump control moduleElectrical system12Part replacement
21V-630Aug 9, 2021Sealing washer may not seat correctly in the pilot boreholes, allowing the high pressure fuel rail assembly to leakFuel system48Part replacement
21V-620Aug 6, 2021Sealing washer may not seat correctly in the pilot boreholes, allowing the high-pressure fuel rail assembly to leakFuel system9Part replacement
21V-618Aug 6, 2021Pressure may build in the power steering pump and break the shaft seal, resulting in a loss of power steering assistSteering8Part replacement
20V-111Feb 26, 2020Foam pump system can overheat and fail, causing fire fighting foam chemical to be unavailable to fight a fireEquipment1Not stated
19V-764Oct 25, 2019Service brake air reservoir system may not be pressure protected where the control line for the automatic tire chain system is connectedBrakes57Inspection
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Largest campaigns

Custom Fire Apparatus's five largest campaigns on file

Vehicles or units affected, millions, any year.

  1. 2019 Service brake air reservoir system may not…0.00M
  2. 2021 Sealing washer may not seat correctly in…0.00M
  3. 2021 Fire water pump solenoid may corrode…0.00M
  4. 2023 Defect in the inversion valve may delay the…0.00M
  5. 2021 Sealing washer may not seat correctly in…0.00M
Source: NHTSA ODI.