The defect
Heil Environmental (Heil) is recalling certain 2014-2016 Rear Loader, Side Loader, Front End Loader and Rolloff Body/Hoist garbage trucks. The hydraulic oil tank brackets may crack, causing the oil tank to detach from the chassis frame rails and leak hydraulic oil.
The risk
Hydraulic oil leaking onto the roadway can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Heil will notify owners, and dealers will replace both oil tank supporting brackets, free of charge. The recall began October 18, 2018. Owners may contact Heil customer service at 1-866-275-4345. Heil's number for this recall is BRACKET.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Heil Front END Loader Garbage | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Heil Rear Loader Garbage Truck | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Heil Rolloff Body/hoist | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Heil Side Loader Garbage Truck | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
Components: EQUIPMENT
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heil Front END Loader Garbage | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Heil Front END Loader Garbage | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Heil Front END Loader Garbage | 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| Heil Rear Loader Garbage Truck | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Heil Rear Loader Garbage Truck | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Heil Rear Loader Garbage Truck | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Heil Rolloff Body/hoist | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Heil Rolloff Body/hoist | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Heil Rolloff Body/hoist | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Heil Side Loader Garbage Truck | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Heil Side Loader Garbage Truck | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Heil Side Loader Garbage Truck | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
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| 18V871000 7 Dec 2018 | Keystone RV Company |
| 18V855000 30 Nov 2018 | Winnebago Industries, Inc |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2018