Pierce Impel
Across 29 model years (1998–2026), the Pierce Impel has 40 NHTSA recall campaigns and 4 complaints on file.
The component named most often in complaints is steering (428.6 per 1,000 component mentions), followed by suspension (428.6).
The 2007 model year has the most complaints (3). Recall campaigns peaked in 2009 with 5; complaints were received in the largest number in 2015 (3). Within Pierce, this line ranks 3 of 13 by total complaints.
Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Model years
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints | vs line average | Units in campaigns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Pierce Impel NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 2,652 |
| 1999 Pierce Impel NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 2,652 |
| 2000 Pierce Impel NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 2,652 |
| 2001 Pierce Impel NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 2,652 |
| 2002 Pierce Impel NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 2,652 |
| 2003 Pierce Impel | 2 | 0 | 0% | 2,677 |
| 2004 Pierce Impel | 3 | 0 | 0% | 3,671 |
| 2005 Pierce Impel | 4 | 0 | 0% | 3,730 |
| 2006 Pierce Impel | 5 | 0 | 0% | 4,626 |
| 2007 Pierce Impel | 12 | 3 | 2175% | 8,156 |
| 2008 Pierce Impel | 15 | 1 | 725% | 8,523 |
| 2009 Pierce Impel | 13 | 0 | 0% | 5,973 |
| 2010 Pierce Impel | 9 | 0 | 0% | 5,604 |
| 2011 Pierce Impel | 8 | 0 | 0% | 4,302 |
| 2012 Pierce Impel | 5 | 0 | 0% | 3,501 |
| 2013 Pierce Impel | 7 | 0 | 0% | 3,837 |
| 2014 Pierce Impel | 3 | 0 | 0% | 1,197 |
| 2015 Pierce Impel | 9 | 0 | 0% | 2,527 |
| 2016 Pierce Impel | 9 | 0 | 0% | 2,637 |
| 2017 Pierce Impel | 6 | 0 | 0% | 4,883 |
| 2018 Pierce Impel | 6 | 0 | 0% | 5,270 |
| 2019 Pierce Impel | 6 | 0 | 0% | 3,796 |
| 2020 Pierce Impel | 6 | 0 | 0% | 3,625 |
| 2021 Pierce Impel | 4 | 0 | 0% | 3,668 |
| 2022 Pierce Impel | 3 | 0 | 0% | 1,252 |
| 2023 Pierce Impel | 2 | 0 | 0% | 738 |
| 2024 Pierce Impel NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 674 |
| 2025 Pierce Impel | 2 | 0 | 0% | 725 |
| 2026 Pierce Impel NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 674 |
"vs line average" is the model year's complaints as a share of the line's average per model year (100% = average). A campaign covering several model years counts once per year. Model years with one campaign and fewer than 25 complaints are listed but have no page of their own; the NHTSA link opens the agency's record.
Components most reported
Per 1,000 component mentions across all Pierce Impel complaints (7 mentions).
Campaigns by year reported
Complaints by year received
Other Pierce model lines
- Arrow XT 227 recalls · 8 complaints
- Dash 155 recalls · 6 complaints
- Impel 146 recalls · 4 complaints
- Quantum 191 recalls · 3 complaints
- Velocity 226 recalls · 1 complaints
- Enforcer 210 recalls · 1 complaints
- Saber 81 recalls · 1 complaints
- Arrow 31 recalls · 1 complaints
- Custom Contender 27 recalls · 1 complaints
- Fire Truck 25 recalls · 1 complaints
- Lance 89 recalls · 0 complaints
- Dash CF 33 recalls · 0 complaints
- Custom Chassis 18 recalls · 0 complaints
Questions and answers
Which Pierce Impel model years have the most recalls?
2008 (15), 2009 (13), 2007 (12). Across model years 1998–2026 there are 40 distinct campaigns.
Which Pierce Impel model year has the most complaints?
2007, with 3 of the line's 4 complaints. Newer model years have had less time to accumulate reports.
What do owners of the Pierce Impel complain about?
steering (428.6 per 1,000 mentions), suspension (428.6 per 1,000 mentions), electronic stability control (esc) (142.9 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Where does this data come from?
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall and complaint flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019.
Provenance
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall, complaint and investigation flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Model names are as NHTSA records them; variants such as "Accord" and "Accord Hybrid" are separate lines. See the methodology.