Vehicle recall 03V524000 · December 15, 2003
2003 Pierce Kenworth
On certain fire apparatus equipped with kenworth chassis, caterpillar C7 or 3126E and 2002 engines, and horton fan hubs.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- On certain fire apparatus equipped with kenworth chassis, caterpillar C7 or 3126E and 2002 engines, and horton fan hubs. The fan hub mounting bolts can fail resulting in the hub and fan assembly separating from the engine. The loss of clamp load causes unwanted vibration in the assembly that leads to bolt failure.
- Consequence
- If the bolts fail, the complete hub and fan assembly could separate from the engine resulting in equipment damage and/or personal injury.
- Remedy
- Dealers will add a rigid spacer across the two lower mounting holes of the fan hub to maintain the clamping force and replace all the bolts and washers. Owner notification begin in late December 2003. Owners should contact pierce at 1-888-974-3723.
- Notes
- Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 03V524000
- Reported to NHTSA
- December 15, 2003
- Filed by
- PIERCE MANUFACTURING
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 9
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Engine and engine cooling › Cooling system › Fan
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Pierce Kenworth (2003): 2003
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