Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 21V816000

Equipment

Schwarze Industries, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2021-10-18.

Recall campaignNHTSA 21V816000

Equipment

Component
Equipment
Manufacturer
Schwarze Industries, Inc.
Vehicles affected
547
Reported to NHTSA
2021-10-18
Owners notified
2021-11-23

Defect description

Schwarze Industries, Inc. (Schwarze) is recalling certain 2012-2020 Avalanche M6TE, M6SE, and M6SE CNG street sweepers. The outside switch box that controls the position of the conveyor may activate unintentionally while the vehicle is running.

Safety risk

Unintentional activation of the switch box can advance the conveyor, presenting a crushing hazard between the conveyor and hopper, and increasing the risk of injury or death.

Manufacturer remedy

Dealers will install a kit containing an outside switch guard and two crushing hazard warning decals, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on November 23, 2021. Owners may contact Schwarze's customer service at 1-800-879-7934.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

Scope of coverage

18 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
SCHWARZE M6 Avalanche CNG2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
SCHWARZE M6 Avalanche Street Sweep2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.