The defect
Johnston North America (Johnston) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 VT651 and VT801 street sweepers manufactured May 1, 2013, to October 13, 2016. The affected street sweepers have tipping hinges that may crack, allowing the hopper to detach from the chassis.
The risk
If the hopper detaches, it can increase the risk of injury to those nearby.
The remedy
Johnston will notify owners, and dealers will install a reaction beam to increase the torsional stiffness of the body and stabilize the tipping pivot brackets, free of charge. The recall began on November 4, 2016. Owners may contact Johnston customer service at 1-704-658-1333.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Johnston VT651 | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Johnston VT801 | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
Components: STRUCTURE:BODY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnston VT651 | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnston VT651 | 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| Johnston VT651 | 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| Johnston VT651 | 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| Johnston VT801 | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnston VT801 | 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| Johnston VT801 | 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| Johnston VT801 | 2016 | 0 | 2 |
Other structure recalls in 2016
58 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the structure.
| 16V957000 31 Dec 2016 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 16V952000 27 Dec 2016 | Southwest Products |
| 16V908000 16 Dec 2016 | Keystone RV Company |
| 16V896000 14 Dec 2016 | DRV Suites |
| 16V898000 14 Dec 2016 | KZRV, L.P. |
| 16V893000 13 Dec 2016 | Thor Motor Coach |
| 16V891000 12 Dec 2016 | Ducati North America |
| 16V867000 2 Dec 2016 | Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016