AMERICAN LAFRANCE RECALLS & DEFECTS | AMERICAN LAFRANCE PROBLEMS

AMERICAN LAFRANCE RECALLS & DEFECTS | AMERICAN LAFRANCE PROBLEMS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of AMERICAN LAFRANCE recalls and defective parts found on AMERICAN LAFRANCE automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the AMERICAN LAFRANCE 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.

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Most Recent Recalls

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
2010 AMERICAN LAFRANCE EAGLE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Recall
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.
2001-2007 AMERICAN LAFRANCE CONDOR STRUCTURE:BODY Recall
2001-2007 AMERICAN LAFRANCE CONDOR	STRUCTURE:BODY Units affected: 2811	DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA Report Date: 2009-04-17
Summary: DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING 2,811 MY 2001-2007 CONDOR TRUCKS BUILT BY AMERICAN LAFRANCE, FREIGHTLINER AND STERLING. THE CAB MOUNTED BRACKET ATTACHED TO THE HYDRAULIC CYLINDER USED TO RAISE AND LOWER THE CAB FOR MAINTENANCE MAY WEAR LEADING TO INADEQUATE RESTRAINT, ALLOWING THE CAB TO FALL FORWARD ONTO THE GROUND.
2000-2007 AMERICAN LAFRANCE CONDOR STRUCTURE Recall
2000-2007 AMERICAN LAFRANCE CONDOR	STRUCTURE Units affected: 1251	AMERICAN LAFRANCE LLC Report Date: 2008-11-24
Summary: AMERICAN LAFRANCE IS RECALLING 1,251 MY 2000-2007 CONDOR TRUCKS. THE BRACKET THAT ATTACHES THE HYDRAULIC CYLINDER TO THE CAB USED TO RAISE AND LOWER THE VEHICLE CAB FOR MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES CAN FAIL.
2008 AMERICAN LAFRANCE CONDOR ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL Recall
2008 AMERICAN LAFRANCE CONDOR	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL Units affected: 1	AMERICAN LAFRANCE LLC Report Date: 2008-09-15
Summary: AMERICAN LAFRANCE IS RECALLING ONE (1) LOW CAB FORWARD (LCF) CONDOR TRUCK EQUIPPED WITH A CATERPILLAR C13 DIESEL ENGINE. THE EXTENSION PIPES ATTACHED TO THE AFTERTREATMENT REGENERATION DEVICE (ARD) MAY DEVELOP A HOLE, AND HEAT AND FLAME MAY ESCAPE DURING A REGENERATION OF THE DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER.
2005 AMERICAN LAFRANCE FIRE TRUCK STRUCTURE Recall
2005 AMERICAN LAFRANCE FIRE TRUCK	STRUCTURE Units affected: 2660	AMERICAN LAFRANCE LLC Report Date: 2007-06-13
Summary: ON CERTAIN FIRE TRUCKS, THE VEHICLE CAB HYDRAULIC LIFT SYSTEM USED TO RAISE AND LOWER THE CAB FOR MAINTENANCE CAN FAIL.
2005-2006 AMERICAN LAFRANCE FIRE TRUCK ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL Recall
2005-2006 AMERICAN LAFRANCE FIRE TRUCK	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL Units affected: 22	AMERICAN LAFRANCE LLC Report Date: 2006-06-09
Summary: ON CERTAIN FIRE TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH CUMMINS ISL CM850 DIESEL ENGINES, THE CONNECTING RODS WHICH TRANSFER ENERGY FROM THE PISTON TO THE CRANKSHAFT ARE DEFECTIVE AND CAN RESULT IN SEIZURE OF THE PISTON PIN. A PISTON PIN SEIZURE CAN RESULT IN A MISSION-DISABLING ENGINE FAILURE.
2005-2006 AMERICAN LAFRANCE PUMPER STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR Recall
2005-2006 AMERICAN LAFRANCE PUMPER	STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR Units affected: 32	AMERICAN LAFRANCE LLC Report Date: 2006-04-07
Summary: ON CERTAIN FIRE TRUCKS BUILT ON EAGLE, METROPOLITAN, AND FREIGHTLINER M2 HEAVY DUTY CLASS 8 CHASSIS, THE COMPARTMENT DOOR OPENING HARDWARE MAY FAIL DUE TO FORCES GENERATED WHEN SLAMMING THE DOOR. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THERE IS NO WAY TO OPEN THE COMPARTMENT DOOR WITHOUT DISMANTLING THE HANDLE ASSEMBLY OR IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION FORCEFULLY OPENING THE DOOR USING A PRY BAR OR FIREMAN'S AXE.
2005-2006 AMERICAN LAFRANCE TANKER STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR Recall
2005-2006 AMERICAN LAFRANCE TANKER	STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR Units affected: 32	AMERICAN LAFRANCE LLC Report Date: 2006-04-07
Summary: ON CERTAIN FIRE TRUCKS BUILT ON EAGLE, METROPOLITAN, AND FREIGHTLINER M2 HEAVY DUTY CLASS 8 CHASSIS, THE COMPARTMENT DOOR OPENING HARDWARE MAY FAIL DUE TO FORCES GENERATED WHEN SLAMMING THE DOOR. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THERE IS NO WAY TO OPEN THE COMPARTMENT DOOR WITHOUT DISMANTLING THE HANDLE ASSEMBLY OR IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION FORCEFULLY OPENING THE DOOR USING A PRY BAR OR FIREMAN'S AXE.
1997-2002 AMERICAN LAFRANCE METROPOLITAN STRUCTURE Recall
1997-2002 AMERICAN LAFRANCE METROPOLITAN	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.
1997-2004 AMERICAN LAFRANCE EAGLE STRUCTURE Recall
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.