Maxon: equipment recalls

NHTSA lists 3 equipment recall campaigns for Maxon. NHTSA received the reports from 1977 to 2020. The campaigns have 2,829 units in total. The newest campaign is 20E034000. NHTSA received the report on 8 Jun 2020.

NHTSA recall lookup

The defect, the consequence and the remedy on this page are the summaries in the NHTSA recall file. The file names the manufacturer that filed each recall report.

NHTSA recall file through 29 Sep 2026.

Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 2,829 units in total.

20E034000Received 8 Jun 2020. 2,182 units.
Structure / Body / Hatchback/Liftgate
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Maxon Lift Corp. (Maxon) is recalling certain GPTLR and GPTWR Lift Gates that contain License Plate Kit part number 298872-01 that includes Light part number 908120-01. If installed, the license plate light may aim rearward and not towards the license plate. As such, this equipment fails to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A license plate light aimed toward other drivers may increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Maxon will notify the vehicle manufacturers who may, or may not, have used the Maxon provided License Plate Kit with Light and will provide a corrective kit as necessary, free of charge. Maxon customer service may be contacted at 1-562-404-6727. Maxon's number for this recall is 211385-01.
Products named: Maxon Liftgate.
Report filed by Maxon Lift Corp.. Manufacturer campaign number 211385-01. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 10 Jul 2020.
06E079000Received 12 Sep 2006. 197 units.
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain maxon wheelchair lifts, model wl-7 and wl-7a, p/nos 266700-05, 266700-07, 266700-08, 268000-03, and 268000-04, manufactured between april 1, 2005, and may 20, 2006, installed as original equipment on various buses and sold as replacement equipment. Bending occurs on the locking bracket attachments and in the ramp extrusion which fail to conform to the loading requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 403, platform lift systems for motor vehicles.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The manufacturer has not yet provided the agency with a description of the consequence as it relates to motor vehicle safety.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
The vehicle manufacturers will notify owners of buses that had the lifts installed as original equipment and maxon will notify owners of the replacement lifts. The recall began on may 23, 2007. Owners may contact maxon at 562-404-6727.
Products named: Maxon WL-7; Maxon WL-7A.
Report filed by MAXON INDUSTRIES. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 23 May 2007.
77E028000Received 2 Dec 1977. 450 units.
Unknown or Other
Defect, in the NHTSA record
The two piece parallel arms may contain defective welds in both the right and left arms of the lift gate.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Two piece welded parallel arms will be replaced with a one-piece unit.
Products named: Maxon.
Report filed by MAXON INDUSTRIES, INCORPO. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 24 Jan 1978.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Counts

Maxon equipment campaigns, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 1977, with 1 campaign.

Maxon: campaigns for each component
Component		Campaigns
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility		1
Structure		1
Unknown or Other		1

Products in the campaigns

The product names in the NHTSA file.

Liftgate1
WL-71
WL-7A1

Official channels

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Cite this page

Recall Register. Maxon: equipment recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/other/maxon/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall files. Data through 29 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 29 Sep 2026

Manufacturers in the recall file: MAXON INDUSTRIES; MAXON INDUSTRIES, INCORPO; Maxon Lift Corp..

The brand is the make that NHTSA records for the campaign. A campaign that names 2 brands is on the page of each brand. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which Maxon products do the campaigns name?: The NHTSA records have 3 product names for these campaigns. The name in the most campaigns is: Liftgate
How many units does a Maxon equipment campaign have?: The median Maxon campaign has 450 units. The median of all 2,866 equipment campaigns is 1,677 units.
Which component do the Maxon campaigns name most often?: Equipment Adaptive/Mobility, in 1 campaign. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.