The defect
Rosenbauer America (Rosenbauer) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Commercial F-550, 2022 Commercial M2-106, M2-112, Commercial 567, 2021 Commander, and Avenger vehicles equipped with certain Warn Industries VR EVO winches with a wireless handheld remote. Water may enter the handheld remote control for the winch and cause circuit board corrosion, which can allow the winch to operate unintentionally.
The risk
A winch that operates unintentionally increases the risk of injury.
The remedy
Rosenbauer will notify owners and provide instructions for inspecting the remote for corrosion, disabling the wireless function, and ordering a new wired remote if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 25, 2023. Owners may contact Rosenbauer customer service at 1-651-462-1000.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Rosenbauer Avenger | 2021 |
| Rosenbauer Commander | 2021 |
| Rosenbauer Commercial 567 | 2022 |
| Rosenbauer Commercial F-550 | 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Rosenbauer Commercial M2-106 | 2022 |
| Rosenbauer Commercial M2-112 | 2022 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:WINCH
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosenbauer Avenger | 2021 | 0 | 4 |
| Rosenbauer Commander | 2021 | 0 | 8 |
| Rosenbauer Commercial 567 | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| Rosenbauer Commercial F-550 | 2020 | 0 | 2 |
| Rosenbauer Commercial F-550 | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| Rosenbauer Commercial F-550 | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| Rosenbauer Commercial M2-106 | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| Rosenbauer Commercial M2-112 | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
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NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2023