Recall Register

Johnston: recalls by model and year

NHTSA lists 2 vehicle recall campaigns for Johnston. The register has 2 model lines of the make, model years 2013 to 2020. NHTSA has no complaint on file for the make.

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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on . Complaint file through . Recall file through .

Model lines

2 model lines, in the order of the number of complaints.

Johnston: recall campaigns and complaints for each model line
Model lineModel yearsCampaignsComplaintsComplaints for each model yearComponent with the most mentions
VT6518200.0
VT8018200.0

This table compares the model lines of Johnston only. The NHTSA files have no sales figures. A model line with more vehicles on the road gets more complaints. This site does not compare one make with a different make.

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

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Newest recall campaigns

The newest 2 of 2.

  1. 24V296000Received . 381 units.

    Structure / Body / Door

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Bucher Municipal North America (Bucher) is recalling certain 2014-2020 Johnston VT651, VT652, VS651, VS652, VT801, VS802, and Bucher V65t vehicles. The pin securing the hydraulic rear door cylinder can corrode and break, causing the rear door to fall.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The falling door can strike operators or bystanders, increasing the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect and replace hydraulic rear door cylinder pin, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 25, 2024. Owners may contact Bucher customer service at 1-704-658-1333.

    Report filed by Bucher Municipal North America. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: . The campaign has 49 make, model and year entries.

  2. 16V757000Received . 214 units.

    Structure / Body

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Johnston North America (Johnston) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 VT651 and VT801 street sweepers manufactured May 1, 2013, to October 13, 2016. The affected street sweepers have tipping hinges that may crack, allowing the hopper to detach from the chassis.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the hopper detaches, it can increase the risk of injury to those nearby.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Johnston will notify owners, and dealers will install a reaction beam to increase the torsional stiffness of the body and stabilize the tipping pivot brackets, free of charge. The recall began on November 4, 2016. Owners may contact Johnston customer service at 1-704-658-1333.

    Report filed by Johnston North America. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: . The campaign has 8 make, model and year entries.

Download all 2 campaigns of Johnston (CSV)

Counts by year

Recall campaigns that name Johnston vehicles, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 2016, with 1 campaign.
Complaints about Johnston vehicles, by the year NHTSA received them.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. Johnston: recalls by model and year. https://recallregister.com/make/johnston/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
Investigations that name the make
0
Units in the campaigns
595

Manufacturers in the recall file: Johnston North America.

The make name is the name in the NHTSA files. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which Johnston model line has the most recall campaigns?
The VT651: 2 campaigns for 8 model years. A line with more model years has more campaigns.
How many units are in the recall campaigns for Johnston?
595 units in 2 campaigns. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make.