DETROIT — Pierce Manufacturing is recalling 135 fire trucks in the U.S. because a suspension part can fail and cause a wheel to fall off.
The Associated Press reported that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is recalling Pierce Arrow fire trucks from the 2010 and 2011 model years. The trucks have TAK-4 front suspensions and were built from Nov. 18, 2009, through May 11, 2011, according to the report.
The agency began investigating the trucks in March after getting reports of a wheel falling off two aerial ladder trucks that were responding to emergency calls, according to the report.
Pierce will inspect the lower control arms on the trucks and replace any that are defective.