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2007 American Lafrance Fire Truck Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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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
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2007 American Lafrance Fire Truck, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

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

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • 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.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Brakes

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.

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From owner reports, verbatim

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 · filed Aug 17, 2010

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

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.

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