Recall Register

2001 Pierce Custom Contender: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2001 Pierce Custom Contender. The newest campaign is 11V384000. NHTSA received the report on 26 Jul 2011. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Other. NHTSA has 1 complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 11V384000, in the NHTSA record

For fire trucks that are less than 10 years old, dealers will inspect the fuel tank straps and replace them if necessary with stainless steel straps free of charge. For vehicles that are older than 10 years, pierce is not offering a free remedy, but will offer for purchase replacement fuel tanks straps and provide instructions for installation. The safety recall began on august 27, 2011. Owners may contact pierce at 1-920-832-3000.

Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 6,857 units in total.

  1. 11V384000Received . 6,803 units.

    Fuel System, Other

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Pierce has decided that certain model year 1995-2008 arrow xt, dash, custom contender, lance, enforcer, pierce arrow, quantum, saber and commercial fire trucks manufactured from january 2, 1995, through january 21, 2008, contain a safety defect. These vehicles are equipped with fuel tank straps that may corrode due to winter road salt or liquid de-icing chemicals. If the fuel tank straps corrode sufficiently, the fuel tank supporting straps may fracture and the fuel tank may fall from the vehicle.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The vehicles may lose power and stall. In addition, the fuel tank may rupture and spill diesel fuel on the roadway. Either of these outcomes may cause a fire truck or surrounding vehicles to slip or slide on the roadway surface, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    For fire trucks that are less than 10 years old, dealers will inspect the fuel tank straps and replace them if necessary with stainless steel straps free of charge. For vehicles that are older than 10 years, pierce is not offering a free remedy, but will offer for purchase replacement fuel tanks straps and provide instructions for installation. The safety recall began on august 27, 2011. Owners may contact pierce at 1-920-832-3000.

    Report filed by PIERCE MANUFACTURING. Manufacturer campaign number 74B218. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 01V322004Received . 54 units.

    Vehicle Speed Control / Accelerator Pedal

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: fire trucks equipped with electronic throttle control/accelerator pedals supplied by williams controls industries. The weld attaching the clevis to the plate has insufficient penetration and could allow the clevis to separate from the plate.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the clevis separated from the plate while the vehicle was in use, the vehicle would return to idle, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace these pedals. Owner notification began december 10, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact pierce at 1-888-974-3723.

    Report filed by PIERCE MANUFACTURING,INC.. Manufacturer campaign number 74B29.

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Complaints by component

1 complaint, 1 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2001 Pierce Custom Contender: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Seat Belts1
Complaints that report a crash
1
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
3
Deaths in the complaints
1
Date of the newest complaint
12 Nov 2004

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2001 Pierce Custom Contender, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2004, with 1 complaint.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 20001
  2. 20012
  3. 20021
  4. 20032
  5. 20041
  6. 20051
  7. 20062
  8. 20072
  9. 20085
  10. 20094
  11. 20103
  12. 20113

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2001 Pierce Custom Contender: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/pierce/custom-contender/2001/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
PIERCE MANUFACTURING

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2001 Pierce Custom Contender?
6,857 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Pierce Custom Contender have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 10 recall campaigns for the Pierce Custom Contender, model years 2000 to 2011. 2 of them name the 2001 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2001 Pierce Custom Contender name most often?
Seat Belts: 1 of 1 component mention.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2001 Pierce Custom Contender open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.