Rosenbauer Recall 16V024000: Steering

NHTSA recall 16V024000 · announced January 21, 2016 · filed by Rosenbauer Motors · 9 units affected

The problem

Rosenbauer Motors (Rosenbauer) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Commander fire truck cabs and chassis manufactured December 31, 2013, to December 31, 2015, and equipped with certain Independent Front Suspension (IFS) assemblies manufactured by Reyco Granning. The affected assemblies may have loose ball joints which could separate causing a loss of steering control.

The risk

A loss of steering control increases the risk of a crash.

What to do

Rosenbauer has notified the affected owners and has repaired all of the vehicles by reworking the ball joint, free of charge. Notification began on September 2, 2015. Owners may contact Rosenbauer customer service at 1-651-462-1000. Rosenbauer's number for this recall is TSB 01-009-15.

Official NHTSA recall notice →

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Vehicles covered by this recall

• 2014 Rosenbauer Commander
• 2015 Rosenbauer Commander

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.