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Pierce ArrowYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 1 owner complaint and 5 safety recalls on record for the Pierce Arrow.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints1Top: Parking brakeSafety recalls51980–2013 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Pierce Arrow years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Arrow median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2013Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2001Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2000Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1999Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1998Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1997Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1996Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1995Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1993Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1992Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1991Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1990Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1989Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls1988Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1987Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1986Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1985Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1984Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1983Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1982Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1981Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1980Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Pierce Arrow problems

All model years combined: 1 complaint grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Parking brake10
Service brakes10
5 recalls

Pierce Arrow recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Fuel system, other11V-384 · 1995–2001 · Jul 26, 2011 · 6,803 vehicles–Steering: column08V-274 · 1982–1991 · Jun 20, 2008 · 2,372 vehicles–Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)94V-083 · 1983–1993 · May 9, 1994 · 2,563 vehicles–Seat belts90V-006 · 1989 · Jan 18, 1990 · 424 vehicles–Seats89V-014 · 1980–1981 · Jan 2, 1989 · 950 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Arrow

  1. Parking Brake FailurePE13022 · 2013 · closed Oct 30, 2013
    Led to recall 13V-435