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Pierce Impel

Every Pierce Impel model year on file, 1998 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years40 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years291998 to 2026
Recall campaigns40Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins901Summed across model years
By model year

The 2007 model year drew the most complaints, 3, 75% of the model's total

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

012319982001200420073201020132016201920222026
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Steering leads the Pierce Impel complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Steering
3
Suspension
3
Stability and traction control
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Pierce Impel 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 Impel by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026Not decoded0NoneNone107
2025Not decoded0NoneNone209
2024Not decoded0NoneNone1026
2023Not decoded0NoneNone2033
2022Not decoded0NoneNone3038
2021Not decoded0NoneNone4039
2020Not decoded0NoneNone6039
2019Not decoded0NoneNone6037
2018Not decoded0NoneNone6037
2017Not decoded0NoneNone6038
2016Not decoded0NoneNone9038
2015Not decoded0NoneNone9037
2014Not decoded0NoneNone3042
2013Not decoded0NoneNone7040
2012Not decoded0NoneNone5037
2011Not decoded0NoneNone8037
2010Not decoded0NoneNone9037
2009Not decoded0NoneNone13038
2008Not decoded10.010015037
2007Not decoded30.030012037
2006Not decoded0NoneNone5035
2005Not decoded0NoneNone4035
2004Not decoded0NoneNone3035
2003Not decoded0NoneNone2035
2002Not decoded0NoneNone1035
2001Not decoded0NoneNone1026
2000Not decoded0NoneNone1011
1999Not decoded0NoneNone105
1998Not decoded0NoneNone101
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Pierce Impel

  • 26V-217 Apr 6, 2026
    Firm-on-ground system light may remain illuminated after the rear stabilizer loses contact with the ground
    Electrical system · 674 vehicles
  • 26V-060 Feb 2, 2026
    Steering linkage arm bolt may come loose, resulting in the steering linkage arm detaching from the steering motor
    Steering · 51 vehicles
  • 23V-096 Feb 17, 2023
    When the aerial platform is extended to its maximum angle, the platform mounting bracket may interfere with the basket handrail hinge peg and…
    Equipment · 64 vehicles
  • 22V-590 Aug 5, 2022
    Steering gears may have been assembled incorrectly, which can cause the gears to fracture
    Steering · 514 vehicles
  • 21V-394 May 26, 2021
    Sealing washer may not seat correctly in the pilot bore holes, allowing the high pressure fuel rail assembly to leak
    Fuel system · 2,416 vehicles
  • 21V-006 Jan 13, 2021
    Monitor is used to direct the water stream and adjust the spray pattern
    Equipment · 3 vehicles
  • 20V-571 Sep 22, 2020
    Due to a problem with the joystick controller, the vehicle's aerial device may move without operator input
    Equipment · 405 vehicles
  • 20V-120 Feb 28, 2020
    Rectangular tube in the upper mid-section of the aerial device may develop cracks and corrosion, possibly causing one of the tube walls to fail…
    Equipment · 63 vehicles
  • 19V-562 Jul 31, 2019
    Due to improper manufacturing, the passenger-side knee air bag (KAB) may not properly inflate during a deployment event
    Airbags · 174 vehicles
  • 19V-022 Jan 2, 2019
    Aerial device may unexpectedly rotate to the right when the ladder is being extended
    Electrical system · 994 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.