We found the following complaints for SUTPHEN CHASSIS (2006)
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South metro fire rescue authority has four 2006 sutphen sph aerial devices.one is a truck (no fire pump) and three that are ladders with fire pumps and a water tank (quint). The units with pumps have had repeative drive line failures including ejecting the driveline while driving down an interstate at 65-70 miles per hour.one unit has had two driveline failures in the past eight months. The last failure included a total rebuild for the fire pump based on driveline vibration and failure. The problem has been discussed with the manufacturer and they told south metro fire that, "yes we know the drivelines are installed incorrectly and do not meetallison transmission installation requirements."the manufacturer also told south metro fire that they know the problem exists for all pre 2007 aerial apparatus and have slightly improved but still do not meet allisons installation requirements for all post 2007 aerial apparatus yet were not willing to assist in improving the driveline angles and performance for the four 2006 sph ladders.this presents a viable safety and liability concern for south metro fire rescue authority fire crews operating these units and the service provided to south metro's citizens.
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