Vehicle recall 05V072000 · March 4, 2005

Pierce Quantum, Dash and 2 more models

Certain fire trucks fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 207, 'seating systems.' the seat tether restrains the seat during pull…

Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.

Summary: Certain fire trucks fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 207, 'seating systems.' the seat tether restrains the seat during pull testing as the suspension components are not designed to restrain the seat on their own. The suspension seat tethers are too long.
Consequence: The occupant will experience insufficient suspension seat restraint which could lead to personal injury or death in the event of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will replace suspension seat tethers with shorter tethers. The recall began on April 11, 2005. Owners may contact pierce at 1-888-974-3723.
Notes: 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.

Recall details

NHTSA campaign: 05V072000
Reported to NHTSA: March 4, 2005
Filed by: PIERCE MANUFACTURING
Owner notification: April 11, 2005
Vehicles potentially affected: 1,600
Initiated by: the manufacturer
Components: Seats

Recall 05V072000 on nhtsa.gov, with the manufacturer’s documents

Vehicles covered

As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.

Pierce Dash (1998-2004): 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998
Pierce Enforcer (2001-2004): 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001
Pierce Lance (1999-2004): 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999
Pierce Quantum (1996-2004): 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996

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