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Pierce VelocityYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 1 owner complaint and 56 safety recalls on record for the Pierce Velocity.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints1Top: WheelsSafety recalls561998–2026 model years

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

Best & worst years

Pierce Velocity 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 Velocity median. Tap a year for its full report.

'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26
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2026Too new–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2025Too new–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2024Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2023Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2022Not rated–/1000 complaints · 6 recalls2021Not rated–/1000 complaints · 8 recalls2020Not rated–/1000 complaints · 8 recalls2019Not rated–/1000 complaints · 9 recalls2018Not rated–/1000 complaints · 8 recalls2017Not rated–/1000 complaints · 9 recalls2016Not rated–/1001 complaint · 15 recalls2015Not rated–/1000 complaints · 17 recalls2014Not rated–/1000 complaints · 8 recalls2013Not rated–/1000 complaints · 12 recalls2012Not rated–/1000 complaints · 12 recalls2011Not rated–/1000 complaints · 14 recalls2010Not rated–/1000 complaints · 17 recalls2009Not rated–/1000 complaints · 16 recalls2008Not rated–/1000 complaints · 17 recalls2007Not rated–/1000 complaints · 15 recalls2006Not rated–/1000 complaints · 6 recalls2005Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2004Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2003Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2002Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2001Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2000Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1999Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1998Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Pierce Velocity 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
Wheels10
56 recalls

Pierce Velocity recalls

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

84%Electrical system: software26V-217 · 2015–2026 · Apr 6, 2026 · 674 vehicles100%Steering: linkages26V-060 · 2025 · Feb 2, 2026 · 51 vehicles100%Tires24V-905 · 2023–2024 · Dec 2, 2024 · 8 vehicles100%Exterior lighting: back up lights24V-127 · 2021–2022 · Feb 21, 2024 · 4 vehicles100%Electrical system: wiring23V-823 · 2019–2023 · Dec 7, 2023 · 314 vehicles100%Mechanical: boom/crane/ladder23V-096 · 2018–2023 · Feb 17, 2023 · 64 vehicles100%Equipment: mechanical22V-809 · 2010–2022 · Oct 27, 2022 · 299 vehicles100%Steering22V-590 · 2021–2022 · Aug 5, 2022 · 514 vehicles81%Fuel injection system: fuel rail22V-032 · 2015–2021 · Jan 26, 2022 · 243 vehicles72%Fuel injection system: fuel rail21V-394 · 2017–2021 · May 26, 2021 · 2,416 vehicles100%Equipment20V-571 · 2018–2020 · Sep 22, 2020 · 405 vehicles97%Equipment20V-120 · 2019–2020 · Feb 28, 2020 · 63 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 56 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.