Ferrara Cinder, Ferrara Igniter, Ferrara Inferno, Ferrara Intruder, Ferrara Ultra, model years 2015 to 2016. Filed by Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 16 June 2016. 60 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc. (Ferrara) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Inferno, Igniter, Cinder, Ultra, and Intruder vehicles built on Freightliner and International chassis manufactured August 3, 2015, to April 29, 2016, equipped with pumps to provide pressurized water to aid in fighting fires. These pumps …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 16V445 cover?
- Ferrara Cinder, Ferrara Igniter, Ferrara Inferno, Ferrara Intruder, Ferrara Ultra, model years 2015-2016.
- What is wrong with them?
- Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc. (Ferrara) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Inferno, Igniter, Cinder, Ultra, and Intruder vehicles built on Freightliner and International chassis manufactured August 3, 2015, to April 29, 2016, equipped with pumps to provide pressurized water to aid in fighting...
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- If the strainer and/or debris enters the pump, and the operator is forced to shut down the pump, reducing firefighting effectiveness, there could be an increased risk of injury.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Ferrara will notify owners, and owners will check the strainer for missing solder at the joints. Any strainers missing solder will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on July 20, 2016. Owners may contact Ferrara customer service at 1-800-443-9006 or hale customer service at 1-800-533-3569.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
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 strainer and/or debris enters the pump, and the operator is forced to shut down the pump, reducing firefighting effectiveness, there could be an increased risk of injury.”
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| Campaign | 16V445 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc. |
| System at fault | Equipment |
| Reported to NHTSA | 16 June 2016 |
| Model years | 2015-2016 |
| Vehicles named | FERRARA CINDER, FERRARA IGNITER, FERRARA INFERNO, FERRARA INTRUDER, FERRARA ULTRA |
What the notice says today
The consequence
If the strainer and/or debris enters the pump, and the operator is forced to shut down the pump, reducing firefighting effectiveness, there could be an increased risk of injury.
The remedy
Ferrara will notify owners, and owners will check the strainer for missing solder at the joints. Any strainers missing solder will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on July 20, 2016. Owners may contact Ferrara customer service at 1-800-443-9006 or hale customer service at 1-800-533-3569.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 2,632 notices in the record whose component field names equipment. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 29 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Ferrara Cinder recalls: 8 US campaigns
- Ferrara Igniter recalls: 15 US campaigns
- Ferrara Inferno recalls: 17 US campaigns
- Ferrara Intruder recalls: 4 US campaigns
- Ferrara Ultra recalls: 4 US campaigns
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CarsMultiverse, recall 16V445, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v445/
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Other Ferrara notices we hold
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- 22V570: 2021-2022 Inferno, Igniter, and Cinder fire trucks
- 22V409: 2021-2023 Inferno and Igniter
- 22V020: 2019-2022 Inferno, Igniter, and Cinder emergency
- 21V910: 2021-2022 Inferno and Cinder emergency
- 21V815: one 2021 Pumper Fire Apparatus fire truck equipped with a Cummins generator set
- 21V349: 2017-2020 Inferno and Igniter
- 21V134: 2019-2020 Inferno
All 22 Ferrara campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
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