---
title: "HME AHRENS-FOX TANKER (2020) - Recall 21V790000 — NHTSA record 175130 | Is It on Recall"
description: "HME, Inc. (HME) is recalling certain 2017-2020 Ahrens-Fox model 34 Type 3, Rescue, Pumper, Tanker, Aerial, CommFox, WolfSA Tanker, 1871-SFO, 1871-W, 1871-Spectr"
url: https://isitonrecall.com/recall/nhtsa-175130-hme-ahrens-fox-tanker-2020-recall-21v790000/
updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
language: en
---

[Recall archive](https://isitonrecall.com/archives/) / NHTSA

# HME AHRENS-FOX TANKER (2020) - Recall 21V790000 — NHTSA record 175130

Published notice; closure not supplied

A campaign record does not say whether this individual vehicle has received the remedy. Check the VIN with NHTSA or the manufacturer.

Source date Oct 11, 2021. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; [check FSIS directly](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls). [Source coverage and dates](https://isitonrecall.com/sources/).

## What the record says

- **Product**: HME AHRENS-FOX TANKER (2020) - Recall 21V790000
- **Reason**: HME, Inc. (HME) is recalling certain 2017-2020 Ahrens-Fox model 34 Type 3, Rescue, Pumper, Tanker, Aerial, CommFox, WolfSA Tanker, 1871-SFO, 1871-W, 1871-Spectr, and AF1 fire trucks. The sealing washer may not seat correctly in the pilot boreholes, allowing the high-pressure fuel rail assembly to leak. A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: HME, Inc.
- **Quantity**: 245
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 175130

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=21V790000)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: HME AHRENS-FOX TANKER; model year 2020. Check the model identifiers and, for a vehicle, the VIN on the official recall site. |

Match all identifying details in the current notice. A brand name alone is not enough.

## Distribution

Not supplied

No US distribution state could be established from this record. Check the official notice.

## Dates in the source

- **Report received**: Oct 11, 2021
- **Owner notification**: Jan 20, 2022
- **Record created**: Oct 12, 2021

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.

## What to do next

Dealers will inspect the rail threads and fuel lines, and replace the rail as necessary, free of charge. Owners were notified on January 20, 2021. Owners may contact HME's customer service at 1-616-534-1463.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=21V790000)

Use [NHTSA's VIN check](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls) to check an individual vehicle and its remedy status.

## Related records

[Vehicles records](https://isitonrecall.com/product/cars/) [Vehicles and equipment records](https://isitonrecall.com/category/vehicles/) [HME, Inc. records](https://isitonrecall.com/brand/hme-inc/)