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Pierce Custom ContenderYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 1 owner complaint and 10 safety recalls on record for the Pierce Custom Contender.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints1Top: Seat beltsSafety recalls102000–2011 model years

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

Best & worst years

Pierce Custom Contender 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 Custom Contender median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2011Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2010Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2009Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2008Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls2007Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2006Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2005Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2004Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2003Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2002Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2001Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls2000Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Pierce Custom Contender 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
Seat belts11
10 recalls

Pierce Custom Contender recalls

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

–Electrical system: software12V-523 · 2006–2008 · Oct 31, 2012 · 9 vehicles–Body: door11V-551 · 2010–2011 · Nov 10, 2011 · 59 vehicles–Electronic stability control (ESC)11V-527 · 2008–2011 · Nov 1, 2011 · 724 vehicles–Engine and engine cooling11V-422 · 2011 · Aug 17, 2011 · 18 vehicles–Fuel system, other11V-384 · 2000–2003 · Jul 26, 2011 · 6,803 vehicles–Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery10V-425 · 2010 · Sep 21, 2010 · 55 vehicles–Body: bumpers10V-300 · 2003–2009 · Jun 28, 2010 · 25 vehicles–Engine and engine cooling09V-389 · 2008–2009 · Oct 6, 2009 · 131 vehicles–Steering09V-203 · 2008–2009 · Jun 8, 2009 · 185 vehicles–Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal01V-322 · 2001 · Dec 11, 2001 · 54 vehicles
2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Custom Contender

  1. Engine RPM's surging during pumping modeEA11008 · 2006–2008 · closed Nov 9, 2012
    Led to recall 12V-523
  2. RPM's surging during pump modePE11001 · 2007 · closed Jul 20, 2011
    Led to recall 12V-523