Equipment: mechanical: boom/crane/ladder: critical fasteners (Maintainer)
Vehicle recall 21V-518. NHTSA received Maintainer Corporation of Iowa, Inc.’s report on Jul 8, 2021.
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The short answer
NHTSA received Maintainer Corporation of Iowa, Inc.’s report on Jul 8, 2021. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 19, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The crane may detach from the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury or death.
Maintainer Corporation of Iowa, Inc.
(Maintainer) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Service/Mechanics Bodies mounted on International MV607 vehicles.
The crane mounting bolts are not long enough to securely attach the crane to the crane mount.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Equipment: mechanical: boom/crane/ladder: critical fasteners.
What should you do?
Dealers will replace the existing bolts with the correct size bolts and torque to specification, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on July 27, 2021. Owners may contact Maintainer’s customer service at 1-866-781-3259.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: 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.
- Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 7 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
Each model year opens its own page: every recall naming it, its owner complaints and its crash ratings.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Who is recalling it?
- Made by Maintainer Corporation of Iowa, Inc..
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt. Owners’ complaints are counted on each vehicle’s page.
- Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
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Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
Released Oct 19, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 19, 2026.