Utilimaster recall: Engine and engine cooling
What is wrong
Shyft Group is recalling certain 2017-2019 Utilimaster Mobile Maintenance Trucks equipped with a generator set. The flexible exhaust tube may tear, releasing hot exhaust gases into the generator compartment.
What could happen
An exhaust gas leak in the generator compartment can increase the risk of a fire.
The fix
Shyft Group will notify owners, and dealers will replace the exhaust tube, free of charge. The recall began on March 26, 2021. Owners may contact Shyft Group customer service at 1-800-582-3454. Shyft Group's number for this recall is 21-04.
Vehicles covered
- Utilimaster Mobile Maintenance Truck 2017–2019
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 21V148000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Shyft Group
- Reported to NHTSA
- Mar 9, 2021
- Owners notified
- Mar 26, 2021
- Vehicles or items affected
- 34
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Engine and engine cooling › Exhaust system
- Maker's own recall number
- 21-04
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.safercar.gov.
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.