AMERICAN LAFRANCE LLC — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

Is my product affected?

2010 AMERICAN LAFRANCE EAGLE

• Brand AMERICAN LAFRANCE

Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.

What happened

American LaFrance LLC is recalling certain 2010 and 2011 Eagle Fire Trucks manufactured between October 21, 2010, and August 25, 2011, that are equipped with a Meritor Wabco Electronic Stability Control (ESC) system. The ESC module may activate unnecessarily when the vehicle is driven in a particular manner on certain unique road conditions, causing the system to apply the front axle outer wheel service brake and perceive an over-steering situation even when one is not occurring. If a driver is slow to react during this unintended ESC intervention, the vehicle may deviate from its intended path of travel, which increases the risk of a crash.

American LaFrance will notify owners and replace the control module free of charge. According to the recall notice, all affected vehicles have already been repaired. Owners of affected vehicles should contact American LaFrance at 1-843-486-7703.

Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.

Hazard

THIS MIGHT CAUSE THE ESC TO PERCEIVE AN OVER STEERING SITUATION AND THEREFORE APPLY THE FRONT AXLE OUTER WHEEL SERVICE BRAKE UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS PERCEIVED TO BE STABLE BY THE ESC. IF THE DRIVER IS SLOW TO REACT DURING THIS ESC INTERVENTION, THE VEHICLE MAY DEVIATE FROM THE INTENDED LINE OF TRAVEL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

What should I do?

ALF WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE CONTROL MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. ALL THE AFFECTED VEHICLE HAVE BEEN REPAIRED. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ALF AT 1-843-486-7703.

Details from the source

AMERICAN LAFRANCE (ALF) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 AND 2011 EAGLE FIRE TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 21, 2010, THROUGH AUGUST 25, 2011, EQUIPPED WITH A MERITOR WABCO ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) SYSTEM, MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 2009 THROUGH OCTOBER 2011. THE ESC MODULE MAY CAUSE THE ESC SYSTEM TO ACTIVATE UNNECESSARILY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN IN A PARTICULAR MANNER ON CERTAIN UNIQUE ROAD CONDITIONS AND MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT THE SLIP ANGLE CALCULATION BY THE ESC MODULE.

Source

Official record: NHTSA ↗

Republished from the official source above; details can change — the source record controls.

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