The defect
Shyft Group (Shyft) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Blue ARC BA4L-800 vehicles. The spacer for the brake caliper may be too big, resulting in an increased air gap.
The risk
A brake caliper with an increased air gap may prevent the parking brake from properly engaging, allowing the vehicle to rollaway and increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Shyft will replace the brake calipers, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed July 2025. Owners may contact Shyft customer service at 1-800-237-7806. Shyft's number for this recall is 25-17.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Blue ARC BA4L-800 | 2024, 2025 |
Components: PARKING BRAKE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue ARC BA4L-800 | 2024 | 0 | 3 |
| Blue ARC BA4L-800 | 2025 | 0 | 4 |
Other parking brake recalls in 2025
11 of the 891 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2025 concerned the parking brake; Shyft Group filed 49 campaigns in all.
| 25V763000 6 Nov 2025 | International Motors, LLC |
| 25V647000 25 Sept 2025 | International Motors, LLC |
| 25V646000 25 Sept 2025 | International Motors, LLC |
| 25V635000 23 Sept 2025 | Blue Bird Body Company |
| 25V522000 12 Aug 2025 | International Motors, LLC |
| 25V462000 10 Jul 2025 | Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. |
| 25V433000 25 Jun 2025 | General Motors, LLC |
| 25V414000 25 Jun 2025 | International Motors, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2025