AMERICAN LAFRANCE EAGLE PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS
Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of AMERICAN LAFRANCE EAGLE recalls and defective parts found
on AMERICAN LAFRANCE EAGLE automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized
to order the AMERICAN LAFRANCE EAGLE manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle
equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their design,
structure, body, or performance.
Most Recent Recalls For AMERICAN LAFRANCE EAGLE
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| 2010 AMERICAN LAFRANCE EAGLE | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Units affected: 18 | AMERICAN LAFRANCE LLC Report Date: 2010-05-27 |
| Summary: AMERICAN LAFRANCE IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 HEAVY-DUTY CLASS 8 EAGLE EMERGENCY VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 3, 2009 THROUGH MARCH 16, 2010, AND EQUIPPED WITH DETROIT DIESEL SERIES 60 ENGINES. THE SOFTWARE ON THESE ENGINES MAY CAUSE THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN A DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER OVER-TEMPERATURE CONDITION IS DETECTED. |  |
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| 1997-2004 AMERICAN LAFRANCE EAGLE | STRUCTURE Units affected: 1339 | FREIGHTLINER LLC Report Date: 2004-06-09 |
| Summary: ON CERTAIN FIRE TRUCKS, ONE OR BOTH OF THE CAB TILT CYLINDERS MAY LOCK WHEN THE CAB IS BEING LOWERED. THIS CAN HAPPEN IF A VELOCITY FUSE TRIPS IN EITHER OF THE CYLINDERS. |  |
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| 2002 AMERICAN LAFRANCE EAGLE | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR Units affected: 9 | AMERICAN LAFRANCE Report Date: 2003-03-13 |
| Summary: ON CERTAIN FIRE TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH HARRISON HYDRA-GEN GENERATOR PUMPS, THE TUBING CONNECTING THE SOFT START TO THE GENERATOR PUMP CAN BREAK AWAY FROM THE FITTING AND SPRAY HYDRAULIC FLUID ONTO THE EXHAUST. |  |
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| 2001 AMERICAN LAFRANCE EAGLE | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL Units affected: 2700 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION Report Date: 2001-11-15 |
| Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MEDIUM DUTY TRUCKS, FIRE TRUCKS, AND TRANSIT BUSES AND SCHOOL BUSES 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. |  |
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