2024 Mcneilus Rear Loader problems, complaints & recalls
Safety recalls (1)
Exterior Lighting 2024-10-15 · campaign 24V766000 · 431 vehicles
Defect: McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc. (McNeilus) is recalling certain 2010-2024 Rear Loader vehicles. The license plate light was installed in the wrong location and may not fully illuminate the license plate. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
Risk: An improperly illuminated license plate reduces the vehicle's visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will relocate the light free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 2, 2024. Owners may contact McNeilus Customer Service at 1-888-686-7278.
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.
Unknown Or Other 2026-04-27 · REL-IB-027 · Other
mcneilus truck and manufacturing provides these instructions for replacing hardware on the front ejector shoes of a rear loader refuse vehicle in order to create greater clearance between the hardware and the ejector track. the potential clearance issue is specific to vehicles with hex head faste
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.
Structure:body 2025-11-17 · MISC-IB-083 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
mcneilus truck and manufacturing provides these instructions for replacing the remote mount hydraulic pump cv drive shaft be replaced because the shafts may be too short and are suspect to disengaging. the hydraulic pump cv drive shaft can break or twist. a hydraulic pump cv drive shaft failure w
Electrical System 2025-10-08 · REL-IB-026 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
instructions for installation of a terminating resistor on the j1939 plug.
Electrical System 2024-12-17 · ZR-IB-017 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
mcneilus truck and manufacturing, inc. states that making any changes to the ezr low voltage (lv) wiring system on battery electric vehicle (bev) units have been shown to, in some instances, affect the ability of the system to properly charge. typically, bev systems rely on a complete sleep mode dur
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What owners report
No detailed complaint narratives on file.
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