NHTSA Recall 21V790000
Filed by HME, Inc.. Component: Fuel System, Diesel. Reported 2021-10-11. An estimated 245 vehicles are affected. Recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer.
Defect
HME, Inc. (HME) is recalling certain 2017-2020 Ahrens-Fox model 34 Type 3, Rescue, Pumper, Tanker, Aerial, CommFox, WolfSA Tanker, 1871-SFO, 1871-W, 1871-Spectr, and AF1 fire trucks. The sealing washer may not seat correctly in the pilot boreholes, allowing the high-pressure fuel rail assembly to leak.
Risk
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
What the manufacturer will do
Dealers will inspect the rail threads and fuel lines, and replace the rail as necessary, free of charge. Owners were notified on January 20, 2021. Owners may contact HME's customer service at 1-616-534-1463.
Manufacturer campaign number: 21E-032
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.nhtsa.gov.
Vehicles covered by this recall
- 2017 Hme Ahrens-Fox Aerial
- 2018 Hme Ahrens-Fox Aerial
- 2019 Hme Ahrens-Fox Aerial
- 2020 Hme Ahrens-Fox Aerial
- 2017 Hme Ahrens-Fox Commfox
- 2018 Hme Ahrens-Fox Commfox
- 2019 Hme Ahrens-Fox Commfox
- 2020 Hme Ahrens-Fox Commfox
- 2017 Hme Ahrens-Fox Pumper
- 2018 Hme Ahrens-Fox Pumper
- 2019 Hme Ahrens-Fox Pumper
- 2020 Hme Ahrens-Fox Pumper
- 2017 Hme Ahrens-Fox Rescue
- 2018 Hme Ahrens-Fox Rescue
- 2019 Hme Ahrens-Fox Rescue
- 2020 Hme Ahrens-Fox Rescue
- 2017 Hme Ahrens-Fox Tanker
- 2018 Hme Ahrens-Fox Tanker
- 2019 Hme Ahrens-Fox Tanker
- 2020 Hme Ahrens-Fox Tanker
- 2017 Hme Ahrens-Fox Type-3
- 2018 Hme Ahrens-Fox Type-3
- 2019 Hme Ahrens-Fox Type-3
- 2020 Hme Ahrens-Fox Type-3
- 2017 Hme Ahrens-Fox Wolf Sa Tanker
- 2018 Hme Ahrens-Fox Wolf Sa Tanker
- 2019 Hme Ahrens-Fox Wolf Sa Tanker
- 2020 Hme Ahrens-Fox Wolf Sa Tanker
- 2017 Hme 1871
- 2018 Hme 1871
- 2019 Hme 1871
- 2020 Hme 1871
- 2017 Hme Af1
- 2018 Hme Af1
- 2019 Hme Af1
- 2020 Hme Af1
- 2017 Hme Sfo
- 2018 Hme Sfo
- 2019 Hme Sfo
- 2020 Hme Sfo