Recall · 21V816000
Schwarze Industries recalled 2 models over equipment
547
Vehicles covered
2
Models
18
Model years
October 18, 2021
Filed with NHTSA
EQUIPMENT
- The defect
- Schwarze Industries, Inc. (Schwarze) is recalling certain 2012-2020 Avalanche M6TE, M6SE, and M6SE CNG street sweepers. The outside switch box that controls the position of the conveyor may activate unintentionally while the vehicle is running.
- What it can cause
- Unintentional activation of the switch box can advance the conveyor, presenting a crushing hazard between the conveyor and hopper, and increasing the risk of injury or death.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will install a kit containing an outside switch guard and two crushing hazard warning decals, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on November 23, 2021. Owners may contact Schwarze's customer service at 1-800-879-7934.
- 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.nhtsa.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 |
|---|---|---|
| SchwarzeM6 Avalanche CNG | 2012 to 2020 | Not published here |
| SchwarzeM6 Avalanche Street Sweep | 2012 to 2020 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 547 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 51% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2012 to 2020, so the oldest vehicles on it were 9 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
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 Schwarze Industries, Inc. with NHTSA on October 18, 2021 as campaign 21V816000. 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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