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Pierce Custom Contender

Every Pierce Custom Contender model year on file, 1998 to 2011. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years11 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years141998 to 2011
Recall campaigns10Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins423Summed across model years
By model year

The 2001 model year drew the most complaints, 1, 100% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

00.250.50.75119982000120022004200620082011
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Seat belts leads the Pierce Custom Contender complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Seat belts
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Pierce Custom Contender model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Pierce Custom Contender by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2011Not decoded0NoneNone3038
2010Not decoded0NoneNone3038
2009Not decoded0NoneNone4038
2008Not decoded0NoneNone5138
2007Not decoded0NoneNone2238
2006Not decoded0NoneNone2138
2005Not decoded0NoneNone1038
2004Not decoded0NoneNone1038
2003Not decoded0NoneNone2038
2002Not decoded0NoneNone1038
2001Not decoded1100.01002029
2000Not decoded0NoneNone1011
1999Not decoded0NoneNone002
1998Not decoded0NoneNone001
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Pierce Custom Contender

  • 12V-523 Oct 31, 2012
    Pierce is recalling certain model year 2006-2008 Contender fire trucks manufactured from December 26, 2006, through March 28, 2008, equipped with…
    Electrical system · 9 vehicles
  • 11V-551 Nov 10, 2011
    These compartments extend inboard horizontally from the side of the rear body
    Structure · 59 vehicles
  • 11V-527 Nov 1, 2011
    Under certain road and driving conditions, vehicle body roll and road inclination characteristics may adversely affect the slip angle calculation…
    Stability and traction control · 724 vehicles
  • 11V-422 Aug 17, 2011
    V-band clamp assembly, part numbers q187684, q187685, and q187686, used to connect the inlet and outlet cone sections to the diesel oxidation…
    Engine and cooling · 18 vehicles
  • 11V-384 Jul 26, 2011
    Pierce has decided that certain model year 1995-2008 arrow xt, dash, custom contender, lance, enforcer, pierce arrow, quantum, saber and…
    Fuel system · 6,803 vehicles
  • 10V-425 Sep 21, 2010
    Battery switch positive electrical post may come in contact with the driver seat base reinforcement
    Electrical system · 55 vehicles
  • 10V-300 Jun 28, 2010
    These trucks may be equipped with drop-down fire hose trays mounted under the front bumper
    Structure · 25 vehicles
  • 09V-389 Oct 6, 2009
    Vehicles may be designed with a hard wired, dash-mounted switch that enables the vehicle operator to inhibit aftertreatment diesel particulate…
    Engine and cooling · 131 vehicles
  • 09V-203 Jun 8, 2009
    Internal friction can develop between the sensor gears and the sensor housing as a result of external forces experienced on the vehicle including…
    Steering · 185 vehicles
  • 01V-322-004 Dec 11, 2001
    Vehicle description: fire trucks equipped with electronic throttle control/accelerator pedals supplied by williams controls industries
    Speed control · 54 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.