Recall Register

2013 McNeilus ZR: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2013 McNeilus ZR. The newest campaign is 15V572000. NHTSA received the report on 14 Sep 2015. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 15V572000, in the NHTSA record

McNeilus will notify owners, and advise them to follow the provided instructions from Kidde to inspect their fire extinguishers. Kidde will replace the fire extinguishers as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on October 19, 2015. Owners may contact McNeilus customer service at 1-888-686-7278. McNeilus' number for this recall is Kidde: CPSC 15-079.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 7,554 units in total.

  1. 15V572000Received . 6,745 units.

    Equipment

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc., (McNelius) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 McNeilus Bridge Master Mixer, Standard Mixer, Sliding Trailer Mixer, Standard Rear Loader, Rear Loader w/3.5 YD HD Tail, Zero Radius Automated, Auto Reach, Atlantic Front Loader, Split Body Rear Loader, Rear Loader w/Tag Axle, Metro Pak Rear Loader, XXC Rear Loader, and Pacific Front Loader vehicles manufactured August 1, 2013, to May 14, 2015. These concrete mixers and refuse trucks are equipped with certain Kidde plastic valve disposable handheld fire extinguishers that may not properly discharge when the lever is pressed.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not work correctly, there is an increased risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    McNeilus will notify owners, and advise them to follow the provided instructions from Kidde to inspect their fire extinguishers. Kidde will replace the fire extinguishers as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on October 19, 2015. Owners may contact McNeilus customer service at 1-888-686-7278. McNeilus' number for this recall is Kidde: CPSC 15-079.

    Report filed by McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number Kidde: CPSC 15-079. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 15V536000Received . 809 units.

    Equipment

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc. (McNeilus) is recalling certain model year 2010-2015 Zero Radius (ZR) Side-Loader Refuse Trucks, model 48, manufactured January 1, 2010, to April 10, 2015. The affected trucks are equipped with an air actuated transit arm latch that may loosen over time, causing the transit arm latch to unintentionally release, allowing the arm to extend beyond the overall width of the vehicle.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the latch arm unexpectedly extends from the side of the vehicle, there is an increased the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    McNeilus will notify owners, and fleet service technicians will install a new a chain style transit arm latch that will keep the arm from drifting, free of charge. The recall began on October 19, 2015. Owners may contact McNeilus customer service at 1-888-686-7278. McNeilus' number for this recall is VSR-TSB-008.

    Report filed by McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number VSR-TSB-008. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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.

Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 20102
  2. 20112
  3. 20122
  4. 20132
  5. 20142
  6. 20152

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2013 McNeilus ZR: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mcneilus/zr/2013/. 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
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2013 McNeilus ZR?
7,554 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the McNeilus ZR have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the McNeilus ZR, model years 2010 to 2015. 2 of them name the 2013 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2013 McNeilus ZR open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.