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2007 American Lafrance Fire Truck

Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Aug 17, 2010
Safety recallsA safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
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InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Overview

Our database contains 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 2007 American Lafrance Fire Truck, most frequently naming the brakes category.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

What owners report

Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded

  • Brakes1100.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Safety recalls

No recalls in our database for this model year

That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.

Recent owner complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words

Brakes
Filed Aug 17, 2010

FIRE TRUCK WAS MANUFACTURED WITH THE WRONG BRAKE PARTS ON THE REAR AXLE. AXLE WAS MANUFACTURED WITH THE INCORRECT BRAKE PADS AND INCORRECT S-CAM ROLLERS. THIS RESULTED IN OVERHEATED FRONT BRAKES AND VEHICLE CONTROL PROBLEMS DUE TO THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE NOT WORKING AND THE LEFT REAR BRAKE ONLY CAPABLE OF HALF APPLICATION.BECAUSE OF THE VEHICLE AGE ( ONE YEAR OUT OF WARRANTY) THE FIRE DISTRICT ASSIGNED THE BRAKE PROBLEM TO ITS FLEET MECHANIC. WHEN HE DISCOVERED REASON FOR THE PROBLEM (POOR BRAKING) HE CONTACTED A ARVIN MERITOR REPAIR CENTER ( FLEET PRIDE, MENANDS, NY) AND HE ALSO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURE DIRECTLY ASKING FOR GUIDANCE AND AN OFFER OF WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER INSTRUCTED OUR FLEET MECHANIC TO TAKE THE TRUCK TO FLEET PRIDE. FLEET PRIDE CONTACTED THE BRAKE MANUFACTURER AND COMPLETED THE TROUBLE SHOOTING STEPS REQUESTED. AT NO TIME WAS FLEET PRIDE INSTRUCTED TO DISASSEMBLE THE VEHICLE FOR A VISUAL INSPECTION. ARVINMERITOR INSTRUCTED THE REPAIR CENTER BY PHONE THAT THEY FELT THERE IS NOT A BRAKE PROBLEM AND RETURN THE TRUCK TO SERVICE. CLARK BOYER, AVERILL PARK FIRE DISTRICT, DISTRICT MANAGER, WAS SUMMONED TO THE FLEET MECHANICS FACILITY TO VISUALLY INSPECT THE BRAKE PARTS. CLARK FOUND OVERHEATED FRONT BRAKE DRUMS AND CRACKED FRONT BRAKE SHOES. REASON, THE FRONT BRAKES ARE TRYING TO DO ALL THE STOPPING. THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE SHOWED LITTLE TO NO WEAR INDICATING IT SELDOM WORKS, THE LEFT REAR SHOWED EVIDENCE OF BRAKING BUT THE BRAKE NEEDED APPROXIMATELY 50% OF ITS BRAKE TRAVEL ADJUSTMENT USED TO PLACE THE BRAKE SHOES CONTRACT WITH THE BREAK DRUM, EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE SHOES ARE NEAR FULL SIZE (NOT WORN DOWN). THIS TRUCK IS UNSAFE AND CAN NOT RESPOND TO FIRE CALLS. THE TAXPAYERS OF OUR DISTRICT SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR INCORRECT MANUFACTURING. THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER ( AMERICAN LAFRANCE) ALSO CERTIFIES THAT THE TRUCK MEETS FEDERAL TRUCK STOPPING STANDARD. *TR

NHTSA ID
10350195
Incident
Aug 12, 2010
Mileage
4,722 mi

Compare model years

Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model

American Lafrance Fire Truck by model year
YearComplaintsRecallsInvestigationsIssue Index
2007Viewing100—
2006010—
2005020—

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.