Recall Register

Maintainer: recalls by model and year

NHTSA lists 7 vehicle recall campaigns for Maintainer. The register has 2 model lines of the make, model years 2015 to 2023. 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.

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Model lines

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

Maintainer: recall campaigns and complaints for each model line
Model lineModel yearsCampaignsComplaintsComplaints for each model yearComponent with the most mentions
Crane W/ Service Body5300.0
Custom Body2400.0

This table compares the model lines of Maintainer 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 5 of 7.

  1. 23V057000Received . 1,120 units.

    Equipment / Mechanical / Boom/Crane/Ladder

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Maintainer Corporation of Iowa, Inc. (Maintainer) is recalling certain 2019-2023 Maintainer Service Trucks with Hydraulic Telescopic Cranes. During crane operation, if power gets disconnected to the receiver on the Maintainer crane, the crane may continue to move without control of the user.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Losing control over the crane while it is moving may increase the risk of injury to the operator or those nearby.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Maintainer will install a software update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed beginning February 7, 2023. Owners may contact Maintainer customer service at 1-800-831-8588.

    Report filed by Maintainer Corporation of Iowa, Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: . The campaign has 5 make, model and year entries.

  2. 22V139000Received . 17 units.

    Electrical System

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Maintainer Corporation of Iowa, Inc. (Maintainer) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Maintainer crane equipped truck bodies with a Miller Enpak. The output inductor may contact the frame of the Enpak, causing an electric arc.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    An electric arc increases the risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will install a new cross bracket, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 21, 2022. Owners may contact Maintainer's customer service at 1-800-831-8588.

    Report filed by Maintainer Corporation of Iowa, Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: . The campaign has 2 make, model and year entries.

  3. 22V074000Received . 17 units.

    Fuel System, Diesel / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Maintainer Corporation of Iowa, Inc. (Maintainer) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Maintainer truck-mounted cranes equipped with Miller Enpak model A60GBH auxiliary power units. A sheetmetal guard inside the auxiliary power unit may have been installed incorrectly, allowing a belt to contact and damage a power cable or diesel fuel hose.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A damaged power cable and/or diesel fuel hose can cause a short-circuit or fuel leak, increasing the risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will reinstall the sheetmetal guard as necessary and replace any damaged cables and hoses, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 10, 2022. Owners may contact Maintainer customer service at 1-800-831-8588.

    Report filed by Maintainer Corporation of Iowa, Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: . The campaign has 2 make, model and year entries.

  4. 21V503000Received . 1 unit.

    Exterior Lighting

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Maintainer Corporation of Iowa, Inc. (Maintainer) is recalling one 2015 Custom Bodies Heavy Rescue Truck. The all-in-one rear LED lights may be too bright, exceeding the maximum light output allowed which may adversely affect the vision of drivers. As such, this vehicle fails to comply with the requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The excessive brightness may affect the vision of other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Maintainer will notify the owner, and provide instructions on how to obtain a filter kit from the light manufacturer, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on July 23, 2021. Owners may contact Maintainer's customer service at 1-800-831-8588.

    Report filed by Maintainer Corporation of Iowa, Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: . The campaign has 1 make, model and year entry.

  5. 19V898000Received . 3 units.

    Service Brakes, Air / Supply / Reservoir/Tank

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Maintainer Corporation of Iowa, Inc. (Maintainer) is recalling certain 2015-2019 Custom Bodies Heavy Rescue emergency response vehicles equipped with a pneumatically-controlled automatic tire chain system. The air pressure control lines may not be pressure-protected.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Without the control line being pressure-protected, in the event the control line is severed, air may suddenly be lost from the service reservoir system, causing the brakes to apply unexpectedly, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Maintainer has notified owners, and Spartan dealers will inspect the routing of the control lines, rerouting them into the auxiliary air reservoir as necessary, free of charge. The recall began December 23, 2019. Owners may contact Maintainer customer service at 1-800-831-8588 or Spartan customer service at 1-800-543-5008.

    Report filed by Maintainer Corporation of Iowa, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 19V-674. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: . The campaign has 2 make, model and year entries.

The list shows the newest 5 of 7 campaigns.

Download all 7 campaigns of Maintainer (CSV)

Counts by year

Recall campaigns that name Maintainer vehicles, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 2019, with 3 campaigns.
Complaints about Maintainer vehicles, by the year NHTSA received them.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. Maintainer: recalls by model and year. https://recallregister.com/make/maintainer/. 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
1,160

Manufacturers in the recall file: Maintainer Corporation of Iowa, Inc..

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 Maintainer model line has the most recall campaigns?
The Custom Body: 4 campaigns for 2 model years. A line with more model years has more campaigns.
How many units are in the recall campaigns for Maintainer?
1,160 units in 7 campaigns. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make.