2005 American Lafrance Tanker Recalls
All 2005 American Lafrance Tanker recalls can be found below. It is important to us to provide a complete resource for recall information, so if you know of any additional related recalls, please contact us to let us know.April 7th, 2006
Recalled Component
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
Recall Date
April 7th, 2006
April 7th, 2006
Units Effected
32
32
NHTSA Campaign Number: 06V107000
Manufacturer: AMERICAN LAFRANCE LLC
Manufacturer Campaign Number: ALF-0106
Manufactured Begin Date: May 1st, 2005
Manufactured End Date: March 31st, 2006
Date of Owner Notification: April 20th, 2006
Defect 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. Consequence Summary:
THE COMPARTMENT DOOR CARRIES MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT. DELAYED ACCESS TO THE EQUIPMENT DUE TO AN INOPERATIVE COMPARTMENT DOOR HANDLE COULD MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH. Corrective Summary:
DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE COMPARTMENT DOOR FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 20, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AMERICAN LAFRANCE AT 1-843-746-7542. Recall Notes:
AMERICAN LAFRANCE RECALL NO. ALF-0106.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION?S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
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