Recall · 20V261000
Maintainer Corporation of Iowa recalled 2 models over equipment
16
Vehicles covered
2
Models
4
Model years
May 8, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:WRECKER AND WHEEL LIFT DEVICES
- The defect
- Maintainer Corporation of Iowa, Inc. (Maintainer) is recalling certain modified 2019-2020 International CV 515 and Chevrolet Silverado tow vehicles equipped with Allison 2700 series transmissions with Chelsea Power Take Offs (PTO). The PTOs were installed incorrectly and as a result, the attachment hardware may loosen over time.
- What it can cause
- If the PTO attachment hardware loosens it could cause a loss of transmission fluid which may result in the rear wheel locking up, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Maintainer will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the PTO and install a new attachment stud kit, free of charge. The recall began June 9, 2020. Owners may contact Maintainer customer service at 1-800-831-8588.
- NHTSA's note
- 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.safercar.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| ChevroletSilverado Medium Duty | 2019 to 2020 | Not published here |
| InternationalCV | 2019 to 2020 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 16 vehicles this is a small campaign: 89% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2019 to 2020, so the oldest vehicles on it were one model year old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Chevrolet vehicles have been recalled over the equipment 25 times before this, most recently in June 2019 as 19V428000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 4 other recalls published here: 25V763000 (parking brake), 25V414000 (parking brake), 23V282000 (parking brake), 20V285000 (electrical system).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Maintainer Corporation of Iowa, Inc. with NHTSA on May 8, 2020 as campaign 20V261000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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