Pierce Arrow Xt, Pierce Dash, Pierce Enforcer, Pierce Impel, Pierce Quantum, Pierce Velocity, model years 2018 to 2020. Filed by Pierce Manufacturing and reported to NHTSA on 22 September 2020. 405 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Arrow XT, Dash, Enforcer, Impel, Quantum, and Velocity vehicles. Due to a problem with the joystick controller, the vehicle's aerial device may move without operator input.
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 20V571 cover?
- Pierce Arrow XT, Pierce Dash, Pierce Enforcer, Pierce Impel, Pierce Quantum, Pierce Velocity, model years 2018-2020.
- What is wrong with them?
- Pierce Manufacturing (Pierce) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Arrow XT, Dash, Enforcer, Impel, Quantum, and Velocity vehicles. Due to a problem with the joystick controller, the vehicle's aerial device may move without operator input.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Unintended movement of the aerial device can increase the risk of injury.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Pierce will notify owners, and dealers will replace the potentially affected joysticks, free of charge. The recall began October 20, 2020. Owners may contact Pierce customer service at 1-888-974-3723.
- 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: “Unintended movement of the aerial device can increase the risk of injury.”
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in the notice
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| Campaign | 20V571 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Pierce Manufacturing |
| System at fault | Equipment |
| Reported to NHTSA | 22 September 2020 |
| Model years | 2018-2020 |
| Vehicles named | PIERCE ARROW XT, PIERCE DASH, PIERCE ENFORCER, PIERCE IMPEL, PIERCE QUANTUM, PIERCE VELOCITY |
What the notice says today
The consequence
Unintended movement of the aerial device can increase the risk of injury.
The remedy
Pierce will notify owners, and dealers will replace the potentially affected joysticks, free of charge. The recall began October 20, 2020. Owners may contact Pierce customer service at 1-888-974-3723.
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
- Pierce Arrow XT recalls: 43 US campaigns
- Pierce Dash recalls: 9 US campaigns
- Pierce Enforcer recalls: 34 US campaigns
- Pierce Impel recalls: 29 US campaigns
- Pierce Quantum recalls: 32 US campaigns
- Pierce Velocity recalls: 46 US campaigns
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CarsMultiverse, recall 20V571, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v571/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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Other Pierce notices we hold
- 26V217: 2015-2026 Arrow XT, Enforcer, Impel, and Velocity 107’ ladder and 110’ platform aerial firetrucks equipped with a single rear axle
- 26V060: 2025 Velocity, Saber, Impel, Enforcer, and Arrow XT
- 24V905: 2023-2024 Enforcer, Quantum, and Velocity fire trucks
- 24V147: 2023-2024 Commercial Chassis equipped with Hercules HC 1
- 24V127: 2020 Enforcer, 2021-2022 Velocity, and 2023 Saber
- 24V012: 2020-2023 Freightliner and International Chassis
- 23V823: 2019-2023 Arrow XT, Enforcer, and Velocity mid-mount tower trucks equipped with an aerial platform basket
- 23V407: 2016-2022 Ascendant 107' Aerials and 110' Platforms mounted on single rear axle Enforcer chassis
All 61 Pierce campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
The fingerprint of this notice
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- Defect summary
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