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Pierce Manufacturing may have been manufactured with excessive paint on the steel wheel mounting surfaces.

NHTSA campaign 10V-302 · Reported June 28, 2010 · 273 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Pierce Manufacturing
VEHICLES AFFECTED
273
REMEDY
DEALERS WILL CHECK THE WHEEL NUT TORQUE AND TIGHTEN THE LUG NUTS TO THE RECOMMENDED TORQUE AS SPECIFIED IN THE PIERCE CUSTOM CHASSIS AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL.
COST
Free

The short version

PIERCE MANUFACTURING reported a problem with the wheels lugs/nuts/bolts/studs. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH EXCESSIVE PAINT ON THE STEEL WHEEL MOUNTING SURFACES. THE EXCESSIVE PAINT MAY CAUSE THE WHEEL LUG NUTS TO LOSE CLAMP LOAD, LOOSEN AND FALL OFF.

WHY IT MATTERS

EVENTUALLY THE WHEEL(S) COULD SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE AND CAUSE A CRASH.

WHAT TO DO

DEALERS WILL CHECK THE WHEEL NUT TORQUE AND TIGHTEN THE LUG NUTS TO THE RECOMMENDED TORQUE AS SPECIFIED IN THE PIERCE CUSTOM CHASSIS AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 10V-302.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 10V-302

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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