Recall Register

Waltco: equipment recalls

NHTSA lists 5 equipment recall campaigns for Waltco. NHTSA received the reports from 1993 to 2026. The campaigns have 4,442 units in total. The newest campaign is 26E034000. NHTSA received the report on 12 Jun 2026.

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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 .

Recall campaigns

5 campaigns, newest first. 4,442 units in total.

  1. 26E034000Received . 3 units.

    Structure / Body / Hatchback/Liftgate / Hinge and Attachments

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Marion Body Works Inc. (Marion Body Works) is recalling certain Waltco MDV series liftgates installed on Morgan aluminum dry vans. The deck pins may break, resulting in the liftgate platform falling.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A liftgate that falls unexpectedly increases the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Marion Body Works will work with Hiab to inspect and replace the deck pins and bushing kits as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 17, 2026. Owners may contact Marion Body Works customer service at 1-715-754-5261.

    Products named: Waltco MDV Series Liftgate.

    Report filed by Marion Body Works Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 26E029000Received . 168 units.

    Structure / Body / Hatchback/Liftgate / Hinge and Attachments

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Hiab USA Inc. (Hiab) is recalling certain Waltco MDV series liftgates. The deck pins may break, resulting in the liftgate platform falling.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A liftgate that falls unexpectedly increases the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Hiab will inspect the platform bushings and hydraulic systems and replace the deck pins, free of charge. Hiab will work with vehicle manufacturers to repair the vehicles. Owners may contact Hiab customer service at (440) 601-8852.

    Products named: Waltco MDV Series Liftgate.

    Report filed by Hiab USA Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 25E025000Received . 217 units.

    Structure / Body / Hatchback/Liftgate

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Hiab USA Inc. (Hiab) is recalling certain Waltco ZS-MK2 series lift gates, with model numbers ZS-MK2-STD 2000-155 12V and ZS-MK2-SLI 2000-155 12V. The cylinder pin in the slide liftgate may be insufficiently lubricated, which can cause the pin to seize, resulting in lift gate failure.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A lift gate that fails during operation increases the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Hiab will replace the lift gate cylinder pins, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 9, 2025. Owners may contact Hiab customer service at 1-330-630-7755.

    Products named: Waltco Slide Liftgate.

    Report filed by Hiab USA Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 93E042000Received . 4,000 units.

    Structure / Body / Tailgate

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The liftgate assembly may experience several types of failure; 1) the hydraulic hoses may leak or separate from the fitting at the swaged end of the fitting on all models, 2) if proper procedures for storing the bz and rz liftgates for transit are not followed, the lift cylinder clevises may break as a result of road vibration and cause the clevis to unscrew; and 3) if proper procedures are not followed for storing the bz and rz liftgates, the liftgates can come in contact with the cylinder clevises, which can break the clevis off of the cylinder shaft.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If any or a combination of any of the above problemsoccurs, the liftgate platform can fall to the ground, possibly causing personalinjury to anyone close to the assembly.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    1) all hydraulic sae 100r1 hoses will be replaced with sae 100r2 hoses, 2) apply locking compound to the liftgate clevises on the bz and rz model liftgates, 3) all proper locking nuts will be installed, properly torqued and welded in place, 4) the bz and rz models will be modified to prevent the tilt cylinder clevises from breaking. Note: if your equipment is presented to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and the remedy is not provided within a reasonable time and free of charge or the remedy does not correct the defect or noncompliance, please contact waltco service center at 1-216-633-9191. Also, contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.

    Products named: Waltco Lift-Gate Assembly.

    Report filed by WALTCO TRUCK EQUIPMENT CO. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  5. 93E015000Received . 54 units.

    Structure / Body / Tailgate

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The liftgate pulley assembly can contact a support gusset in its normal movement and this interference may stress the cylinder rod, causing a fatigue failure at the rod pin hole.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Fatigue fractures at the rod pin hole could cause failureof the liftgate assembly in the up position, resulting in an unexpected loweringof the liftgate, which could injure anyone in the path of the liftgate.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Correction and repair will be made depending on the nature and extent of problems observed in each armored car installation.

    Products named: Waltco RGL-50.

    Report filed by WALTCO TRUCK EQUIPMENT CO. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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

Waltco equipment campaigns, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 1993, with 2 campaigns.

Products in the campaigns

The product names in the NHTSA file.

  • MDV Series Liftgate2
  • Lift-Gate Assembly1
  • RGL-501
  • Slide Liftgate1

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. Waltco: equipment recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/other/waltco/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall files. Data through .

Sources

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

Manufacturers in the recall file: Hiab USA Inc.; WALTCO TRUCK EQUIPMENT CO; Marion Body Works Inc..

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 Waltco products do the campaigns name?
The NHTSA records have 4 product names for these campaigns. The name in the most campaigns is: MDV Series Liftgate
How many units does a Waltco equipment campaign have?
The median Waltco campaign has 168 units. The median of all 2,866 equipment campaigns is 1,677 units.
Which component do the Waltco campaigns name most often?
Structure, in 5 campaigns. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.