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Pierce - Accelerator return springs may fail prematurely

Official notice

8 Dec 2014

Last checked

8 Dec 2014

High riskNHTSA
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An official NHTSA notice concerns Pierce - Accelerator return springs may fail prematurely. If the springs break, the pedal may not return to idle once the driver lifts their foot off the pedal. This unintended acceleration increases the risk of a crash. Published 2014-12-08.

What to do now

Pierce will notify owners, and dealers will replace the throttle pedal assemblies, free of charge. The recall began on december 23, 2014. Owners may contact pierce customer service at 1-888-974-3723. Pierce's number for this recall is 74b258.

Units affected

185

Recall number

74B258

Official notice

2014-12-08

The hazard

If the springs break, the pedal may not return to idle once the driver lifts their foot off the pedal. This unintended acceleration increases the risk of a crash.

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Affected products

Product 1

Pierce Manufacturing — Accelerator return springs may fail prematurely

Units affected

185

Risk / hazard

If the springs break, the pedal may not return to idle once the driver lifts their foot off the pedal. This unintended acceleration increases the risk of a crash.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

US · United States

Affected area 1

US · United States

Company & contacts

Brand

Pierce

Manufacturer

Pierce manufacturing

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Pierce. Contact: Pierce Manufacturing.

Source & status

Source

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

high

Recall details

Recall number

74B258

Campaign number

14V778000

Units affected

185

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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