NHTSA campaign 16V024000

Rosenbauer Motors recall 16V024000

Rosenbauer Motors (Rosenbauer) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Commander fire truck cabs and chassis manufactured December 31, 2013, to December 31, 2015, and equipped with certain Independent Front Suspension (IFS) assemblies manufactured by Reyco Granning. The affected assemblies may have loose ball joints which could separate causing a loss of steering control.

Reported 01/21/2016

What can happen

A loss of steering control increases the risk of a crash.

Repair

Rosenbauer has notified the affected owners and has repaired all of the vehicles by reworking the ball joint, free of charge. Notification began on September 2, 2015. Owners may contact Rosenbauer customer service at 1-651-462-1000. Rosenbauer's number for this recall is TSB 01-009-15.

Components

  • Steering
  • Suspension: Front: Control arm: Lower ball joint
  • Suspension: Front: Control arm: Upper ball joint

Affected years and models

A listed year and model does not mean every vehicle in that group is recalled. Use the VIN lookup to confirm a specific vehicle.