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Pierce Velocity

Every Pierce Velocity 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 years10 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years291998 to 2026

Recall campaigns56Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins934Summed across model years

By model year

The 2016 model year drew the most complaints, 1, 100% of the model's total

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

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

Components

Wheels leads the Pierce Velocity complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Wheels

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Pierce Velocity 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 Velocity by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Bulletins
2026	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	9
2025	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	11
2024	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	28
2023	Not decoded	0	None	None	4	36
2022	Not decoded	0	None	None	6	39
2021	Not decoded	0	None	None	8	40
2020	Not decoded	0	None	None	8	40
2019	Not decoded	0	None	None	9	38
2018	Not decoded	0	None	None	8	38
2017	Not decoded	0	None	None	9	39
2016	Other	1	0.0	100	15	39
2015	Not decoded	0	None	None	17	38
2014	Not decoded	0	None	None	8	43
2013	Not decoded	0	None	None	12	41
2012	Not decoded	0	None	None	12	38
2011	Not decoded	0	None	None	14	38
2010	Not decoded	0	None	None	17	38
2009	Not decoded	0	None	None	16	39
2008	Not decoded	0	None	None	17	38
2007	Not decoded	0	None	None	15	38
2006	Not decoded	0	None	None	6	36
2005	Not decoded	0	None	None	4	36
2004	Not decoded	0	None	None	4	36
2003	Not decoded	0	None	None	3	36
2002	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	36
2001	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	27
2000	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	12
1999	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	6
1998	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	1

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Pierce Velocity

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
24V-905 Dec 2, 2024
Tires mounted on the front steer axles are incompatible with the wheels
Tires · 8 vehicles
24V-127 Feb 21, 2024
Bumper may partially obstruct the rear lights
Lighting · 4 vehicles
23V-823 Dec 7, 2023
Electrical connector to the aerial turntable wiring harness may not be properly secured, which can result in connector corrosion and affect the…
Electrical system · 314 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-809 Oct 27, 2022
Stokes basket mounting brackets may be insufficiently welded
Equipment · 299 vehicles
22V-590 Aug 5, 2022
Steering gears may have been assembled incorrectly, which can cause the gears to fracture
Steering · 514 vehicles
22V-032 Jan 26, 2022
Fuel tubes between the fuel rail and the injectors for cylinders four, five, and six may fatigue and crack, which can result in a high pressure…
Fuel system · 243 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

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.