2013 Mcneilus Ultra Front Loader problems, complaints & recalls
Safety recalls (1)
Engine 2015-11-02 · campaign 15V720000 · 730 vehicles
Defect: McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc. (McNeilus) is recalling certain model year 2012-2015 Atlantic, Pacific, Contender, and Ultra front loader refuse trucks manufactured March 2, 2012, to October 14, 2015 and equipped with an optional hydraulic test port tube to check hydraulic system pressures and taking hydraulic fluid samples. This tube may crack or break and allow hydraulic fluid to contact hot exhaust and turbo components.
Risk: Hydraulic fluid contacting hot exhaust and turbo components increases the risk of a fire.
Fix: McNeilus will notify owners, and dealers will remove the optional hydraulic test port tube, and cap off the hydraulic test inlet port, free of charge. The recall began on December 16, 2015. Owners may contact McNeilus customer service at 1-888-686-7278. McNeilus' number for this recall is VSR-TSB-014.
Service bulletins (7)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Suspension 2026-02-26 · MISC-IB-084-A · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
mcneilus truck and manufacturing requires an inspection and replacement, if needed, to ensure the bob tail® huck® bolts are fully swaged with correct thread exposure on the rear pivot cross member body mounts. revision a updates the replacement bolt length to 90mm
Suspension 2026-02-04 · MISC-IB-084 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
mcneilus truck and manufacturing requires an inspection and replacement, if needed, to ensure the bob tail® huck® bolts are fully swaged with correct thread exposure on the rear pivot cross member body mounts.
Fuel System, Gasoline 2024-03-14 · MISC-TSIB-081 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
according to an amended ruling in the visual inspection labeling requirement in federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) no. 304, the periodic inspection interval for compressed natural gas (cng) fuel containers has been modified to âat least every 12 months.â mcneilus truck and manufactu
Fuel System, Diesel:storage:tank Assembly 2023-03-14 · MISC-TSIB-081 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
according to an amended ruling in the visual inspection labeling requirement in federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) no. 304, the periodic inspection interval for compressed natural gas (cng) fuel containers has been modified to âat least every 12 months.â mcneilus truck and manufactu
Equipment 2022-09-27 · MISC-TSIB-079 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
mcneilus truck and manufacturing provides these instructions for installing a hydraulic reservoir cork gasket. the installation of this gasket will repair leaks coming from the gasket between the in-tank filter and the reservoir.
Structure 2022-04-29 · FEL-TSIB-061 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this repair procedure describes how to reinforce the rear inner radius of the arm, the arm base, and the top arm fork lug on all pacific (model 85), pacific ultra (model 76), and contender (model 87) front end loaders. perform this repair procedure only on those vehicles that show signs of metal f
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What owners report
No detailed complaint narratives on file.
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