Maintainer Corporation of Iowa, Inc.: Equipment › Mechanical › Boom/Crane/Ladder
Maintainer Corporation of Iowa, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 7, 2023 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,120. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Maintainer Corporation of Iowa, Inc. (Maintainer) is recalling certain 2019-2023 Maintainer Service Trucks with Hydraulic Telescopic Cranes. During crane operation, if power gets disconnected to the receiver on the Maintainer crane, the crane may continue to move without control of the user.
The risk
Losing control over the crane while it is moving may increase the risk of injury to the operator or those nearby.
The remedy
Maintainer will install a software update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed beginning February 7, 2023. Owners may contact Maintainer customer service at 1-800-831-8588.
5 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Maintainer Crane W/ Service Body | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Maintainer Crane W/ Service Body | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Maintainer Crane W/ Service Body | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Maintainer Crane W/ Service Body | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Maintainer Crane W/ Service Body | 0 | 1 | 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 23V057000.
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