NHTSA safety recall

Recall 21V816000

Equipment — Schwarze · reported 18 Oct 2021 · 547 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

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.

The 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.

The fix

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.

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.

NHTSA campaign
21V816000
Filed by
Schwarze Industries, Inc.
Report received
18 Oct 2021
Owners notified
23 Nov 2021
Potentially affected
547

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2012 Schwarze M6 Avalanche Cng 2013 Schwarze M6 Avalanche Cng 2014 Schwarze M6 Avalanche Cng 2015 Schwarze M6 Avalanche Cng 2016 Schwarze M6 Avalanche Cng 2017 Schwarze M6 Avalanche Cng 2018 Schwarze M6 Avalanche Cng 2019 Schwarze M6 Avalanche Cng 2020 Schwarze M6 Avalanche Cng 2012 Schwarze M6 Avalanche Street Sweep 2013 Schwarze M6 Avalanche Street Sweep 2014 Schwarze M6 Avalanche Street Sweep 2015 Schwarze M6 Avalanche Street Sweep 2016 Schwarze M6 Avalanche Street Sweep 2017 Schwarze M6 Avalanche Street Sweep 2018 Schwarze M6 Avalanche Street Sweep 2019 Schwarze M6 Avalanche Street Sweep 2020 Schwarze M6 Avalanche Street Sweep

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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