Ferrara Aerial, model years 2009 to 2020. Filed by Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 2 March 2021. 257 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc. (Ferrara) is recalling certain 2009-2020 Aerial vehicles equipped with a positional waterway trolley. If the operator attempts to both extend the ladder, and shift from one mode to the other at the same time, the locking tabs can be broken off the locking arms.
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.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 21V130 cover?
- Ferrara Aerial, model years 2009-2020.
- What is wrong with them?
- Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc. (Ferrara) is recalling certain 2009-2020 Aerial vehicles equipped with a positional waterway trolley. If the operator attempts to both extend the ladder, and shift from one mode to the other at the same time, the locking tabs can be broken off the locking arms.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- A damaged positional waterway trolley can become disconnected from the ladder and drop to the ground, increasing the risk of injury or death.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Ferrara will notify owners, and dealers will adjust the proximity switches for units equipped with a positional waterway mode shift timer interlock system, free of charge. The recall began on April 20, 2021. Owners may contact Ferrara customer service at 1-800-443-9006.
- 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: “A damaged positional waterway trolley can become disconnected from the ladder and drop to the ground, increasing the risk of injury or death.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 21V130 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc. |
| System at fault | Equipment Adaptive/Mobility |
| Reported to NHTSA | 2 March 2021 |
| Model years | 2009-2020 |
| Vehicles named | FERRARA AERIAL |
What the notice says today
The consequence
A damaged positional waterway trolley can become disconnected from the ladder and drop to the ground, increasing the risk of injury or death.
The remedy
Ferrara will notify owners, and dealers will adjust the proximity switches for units equipped with a positional waterway mode shift timer interlock system, free of charge. The recall began on April 20, 2021. Owners may contact Ferrara customer service at 1-800-443-9006.
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 289 notices in the record whose component field names equipment adaptive/mobility. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 36 days.
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Other Ferrara notices we hold
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- 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
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- Defect summary
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