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Maintainer Corporation Of Iowa PTOs were installed incorrectly and as a result, the attachment hardware may loosen over time.

NHTSA campaign 20V-261 · Reported May 8, 2020 · 16 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Maintainer Corporation Of Iowa
VEHICLES AFFECTED
16
REMEDY
Maintainer will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the PTO and install a new attachment stud kit, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Maintainer Corporation of Iowa, Inc. reported a problem with the mechanical wrecker and wheel lift devices. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The PTOs were installed incorrectly and as a result, the attachment hardware may loosen over time.

WHY IT MATTERS

If the PTO attachment hardware loosens it could cause a loss of transmission fluid which may result in the rear wheel locking up, increasing the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Maintainer will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the PTO and install a new attachment stud kit, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 20V-261.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 20V-261

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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