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NHTSARecalled Dec 18, 2008 · #08V683000

DPF BRACKET STRAPS/CATERPILLAR

Hazard

Vehicle safety defect

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Description

FERRARA IS RECALLING 3 FIRE TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH CATERPILLAR ENGINES. INADEQUATE STIFFNESS OF THE DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER (DPF) BRACKET COULD RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE DPF FROM THE CHASSIS. A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR IF ANOTHER VEHICLE STRIKES THE DPF ON THE ROADWAY.

Product details

Product
DPF BRACKET STRAPS/CATERPILLAR
Type
Vehicle
Manufacturer
Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc.
Model numbers
UPCs

What you should do

FERRARA IS WORKING WITH CATERPILLAR TO HAVE THE DPF BRACKETS REPLACED (PLEASE SEE 08E041). OWNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED AND ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO HAVE THESE VEHICLES REPAIRED.

View the official CPSC notice