New fire truck arrives with multiple defects

A prototype for a Tasmania Fire Service truck has arrived with defects. (Facebook: Kingston Fire Brigade)

Kingston Fire Brigade, in Hobart's south, took delivery of a new fire-fighting truck last month that has since been found to have several manufacturing faults.

A list of defects has been listed, including an incorrectly fitted tyre and an emergency light that flashed pink.

The Tasmania Fire Service says the truck will be taken out of service while warranty repairs are carried out.

The first of 15 new Tasmanian fire trucks to be deployed across the state was delivered with a number of defects, parliamentary questioning has revealed.

The urban pumper prototype, which was delivered to the Kingston Volunteer Fire Brigade last month, lists missing mud flaps, a wrongly fitted tyre and emergency lights that shine pink due to water ingress as issues to be rectified.

On delivery, the new 2.1 medium pumper also required a software update.

In question time on Tuesday, Labor's Dean Winter asked how a new emergency vehicle costing $600,000 could have passed quality assurance "with 17 defects", a figure since disputed by the Tasmania Fire Service (TFS).

The new medium pumper (right) is expected to replace the brigade's existing 30-year-old heavy pumper (left). (Facebook: Kingston Fire Brigade)

In response, Fire and Emergency Services Commissioner Jeremy Smith has said that the prototype remains "still fit for purpose" and repairs would be "under warranty".

"As with any new piece of kit, we do have teething problems," Commissioner Smith said.

"What we're seeing is some minor defects that can be rectified or already have been rectified.

"It's still fit for purpose. However, we have decided to move it out of that role while we finalise all the upgrades."

A TFS spokesperson said the figure of "17 defects" was incorrect.

The new emergency vehicle is one of 15 to be deployed across Tasmania. (ABC News: ABC News)

He said engineers from the Tasmanian Fire Service along with the truck's builders were working to ensure the pumper was fully compliant before it was reintroduced.

The new pumper will replace Kingston Fire Brigade's 30-year-old heavy tanker.

TFS Acting Deputy Chief Simon Pilkington said initial concerns about the pumper were raised last week but at "no point" had the vehicle been deemed unsafe to operate.

"The appliance was not delivered with an air leak, this is an issue that had recently been identified, with no associated mechanical fault report generated," Mr Pilkington said.

He said one of the vehicle's six tyres had been incorrectly fitt