NHTSA recall 25V800000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 25V800000 |
| Manufacturer | McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc. |
| Reported | 2025-11-19 |
| Owners notified | 2026-01-05 |
| Component | EQUIPMENT |
| Units potentially affected | 160 |
| Report | Quarterly report 3, for 2026 quarter 3 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-10-12 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 160 |
| Reported remedied | 133 (83%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 3, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc. (McNeilus) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Volterra ZSL side loader garbage trucks. A software error may cause the grabber fingers to move without input from the operator.
What can happen
Grabber fingers that unintentionally moves may strike a person or vehicle next to the truck, increasing the risk of injury or a crash.
The remedy
McNeilus will update the software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 5, 2026. Owners may contact McNeilus customer service at 1-888-686-7278.
| 2024 MCNEILUS VOLTERRA ZSL | Built 2024-08-27 to 2024-12-31. |
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| 2025 MCNEILUS VOLTERRA ZSL | Built 2025-01-01 to 2025-11-14. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| MXR-TSB-032 | 2023-06-07. Service bulletin. McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing identified an issue with over-torqued bolts on the lower ladder platform. The bolts used to secure the lower ladders to the lower ladder platform were over-torqued causing the bolts to fail. New hardware needs to be installed in placed of the over-torqued bolts. |
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| MXR-TSIB-035 | 2022-06-06. Service bulletin. Inspection and possible rework required on drum flange bolt torqueing specifications on certain Rear Discharge Mixer vehicles. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.