McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc.: Equipment
McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 21, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 809. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc. (McNeilus) is recalling certain model year 2010-2015 Zero Radius (ZR) Side-Loader Refuse Trucks, model 48, manufactured January 1, 2010, to April 10, 2015. The affected trucks are equipped with an air actuated transit arm latch that may loosen over time, causing the transit arm latch to unintentionally release, allowing the arm to extend beyond the overall width of the vehicle.
The risk
If the latch arm unexpectedly extends from the side of the vehicle, there is an increased the risk of a crash.
The remedy
McNeilus will notify owners, and fleet service technicians will install a new a chain style transit arm latch that will keep the arm from drifting, free of charge. The recall began on October 19, 2015. Owners may contact McNeilus customer service at 1-888-686-7278. McNeilus' number for this recall is VSR-TSB-008.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Mcneilus ZR | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Mcneilus ZR | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Mcneilus ZR | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Mcneilus ZR | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Mcneilus ZR | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Mcneilus ZR | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 15V536000.
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