Electrical system: software; power train: automatic transmission (Midwest Fire)
Vehicle recall 23V-624. NHTSA received Midwest Fire Equipment & Repair Company’s report on Sep 7, 2023.
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The short answer
NHTSA received Midwest Fire Equipment & Repair Company’s report on Sep 7, 2023. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 28, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
A sudden loss of drive power can increase the risk of a crash.
Midwest Fire Equipment & Repair Company (Midwest Fire) is recalling certain 2022-2023 All-Poly Series Tanker-Pumper fire trucks, equipped with a split-shaft transmission and a Class 1 Es-Key multiplex system.
A software error may cause a shift from road gear to pump gear, resulting in a loss of drive power.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Electrical system: software.
- NHTSA’s part: Power train: automatic transmission.
What should you do?
Midwest Fire will provide a USB and instructions to reprogram the multiplex system software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on October 6, 2023. Owners may contact Midwest’s customer service at 1-800-344-2059.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
- Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 19 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
Each model year opens its own page: every recall naming it, its owner complaints and its crash ratings.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
Who is recalling it?
- Made by Midwest Fire Equipment & Repair Company.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt. Owners’ complaints are counted on each vehicle’s page.
- Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
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Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 28, 2026.