{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Pierce recall 16V546 (74B275): Pierce Pumper, Pierce Tanker (2015 to 2016)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v546/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V546 (Pierce): If the vehicle is missing side marker lights, it may have reduced visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Pierce Pumper, Pierce Tanker, model years 2015 to 2016. Filed by Pierce Manufacturing and reported to NHTSA on 21 July 2016. 8 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Pumper and Tanker trucks built on Freightliner chassis manufactured September 27, 2014, to June 14, 2016. The affected vehicles were modified to be equipped with extended bumpers, requiring the vehicles to have additional side markers lights due … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Pierce's own number for this recall: 74B275. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V546 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If the vehicle is missing side marker lights, it may have reduced visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.” 16V546 Pierce Manufacturing Exterior Lighting 21 July 2016 2015-2016 PIERCE PUMPER, PIERCE TANKER If the vehicle is missing side marker lights, it may have reduced visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:34:09+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T11:18:27+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Pierce recall 16V546 (74B275): Pierce Pumper, Pierce Tanker (2015 to 2016)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v546/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}