Pierce Saber
Across 30 model years (1995–2025), the Pierce Saber has 32 NHTSA recall campaigns and 1 complaint on file.
The component named most often in complaints is service brakes (333.3 per 1,000 component mentions), followed by electrical system (333.3).
The 2016 model year has the most complaints (1). Recall campaigns peaked in 2011 with 4; complaints were received in the largest number in 2019 (1). Within Pierce, this line ranks 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Pierce Saber NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 6,803 |
| 1996 Pierce Saber NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 6,803 |
| 1997 Pierce Saber NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 6,803 |
| 1998 Pierce Saber NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 6,803 |
| 1999 Pierce Saber | 3 | 0 | 0% | 6,910 |
| 2000 Pierce Saber | 4 | 0 | 0% | 6,964 |
| 2001 Pierce Saber | 4 | 0 | 0% | 6,964 |
| 2002 Pierce Saber | 2 | 0 | 0% | 6,893 |
| 2003 Pierce Saber | 3 | 0 | 0% | 6,918 |
| 2004 Pierce Saber | 4 | 0 | 0% | 6,921 |
| 2005 Pierce Saber | 3 | 0 | 0% | 6,894 |
| 2006 Pierce Saber | 3 | 0 | 0% | 6,894 |
| 2007 Pierce Saber | 2 | 0 | 0% | 47 |
| 2008 Pierce Saber | 4 | 0 | 0% | 598 |
| 2009 Pierce Saber | 5 | 0 | 0% | 1,414 |
| 2010 Pierce Saber | 3 | 0 | 0% | 1,128 |
| 2011 Pierce Saber | 4 | 0 | 0% | 1,150 |
| 2012 Pierce Saber NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 349 |
| 2013 Pierce Saber | 2 | 0 | 0% | 535 |
| 2014 Pierce Saber | 2 | 0 | 0% | 453 |
| 2015 Pierce Saber | 8 | 0 | 0% | 1,229 |
| 2016 Pierce Saber | 8 | 1 | 3000% | 1,278 |
| 2017 Pierce Saber | 3 | 0 | 0% | 3,137 |
| 2018 Pierce Saber | 3 | 0 | 0% | 3,137 |
| 2019 Pierce Saber NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 2,416 |
| 2020 Pierce Saber NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 2,416 |
| 2021 Pierce Saber NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 2,416 |
| 2022 Pierce Saber NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 17 |
| 2023 Pierce Saber NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 4 |
| 2025 Pierce Saber NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 51 |
"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 Saber complaints (3 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 Saber model years have the most recalls?
2015 (8), 2016 (8), 2009 (5). Across model years 1995–2025 there are 32 distinct campaigns.
Which Pierce Saber model year has the most complaints?
2016, with 1 of the line's 1 complaints. Newer model years have had less time to accumulate reports.
What do owners of the Pierce Saber complain about?
service brakes (333.3 per 1,000 mentions), electrical system (333.3 per 1,000 mentions), unknown or other (333.3 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.