The defect
McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc. (McNeilus) is recalling certain 2010-2024 Rear Loader vehicles. The license plate light was installed in the wrong location and may not fully illuminate the license plate. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
The risk
An improperly illuminated license plate reduces the vehicle's visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will relocate the light free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 2, 2024. Owners may contact McNeilus Customer Service at 1-888-686-7278.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mcneilus Rear Loader | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mcneilus Rear Loader | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| Mcneilus Rear Loader | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| Mcneilus Rear Loader | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| Mcneilus Rear Loader | 2013 | 0 | 3 |
| Mcneilus Rear Loader | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| Mcneilus Rear Loader | 2015 | 0 | 3 |
| Mcneilus Rear Loader | 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| Mcneilus Rear Loader | 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| Mcneilus Rear Loader | 2018 | 0 | 2 |
| Mcneilus Rear Loader | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| Mcneilus Rear Loader | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| Mcneilus Rear Loader | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| Mcneilus Rear Loader | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| Mcneilus Rear Loader | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Mcneilus Rear Loader | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 2024
40 of the 950 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2024 concerned the exterior lighting; McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc. filed 25 campaigns in all.
| 24V965000 20 Dec 2024 | Orange EV |
| 24V913000 6 Dec 2024 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 24V904000 2 Dec 2024 | Tesla, Inc. |
| 24V895000 27 Nov 2024 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 24V889000 25 Nov 2024 | Porsche Cars North America, Inc. |
| 24V871000 19 Nov 2024 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| 24V755000 10 Oct 2024 | General Motors, LLC |
| 24V733000 1 Oct 2024 | Winnebago Industries, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2024