Unknown or other (Maxon)
Vehicle equipment recall 77E-028. NHTSA received MAXON INDUSTRIES, INCORPO’s report on Dec 2, 1977.
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The short answer
NHTSA received MAXON INDUSTRIES, INCORPO’s report on Dec 2, 1977. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 20, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The notice gives no hazard in a field of its own.
THE TWO PIECE PARALLEL ARMS MAY CONTAIN DEFECTIVE WELDS IN BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT ARMS OF THE LIFT GATE.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Unknown or other.
What should you do?
TWO PIECE WELDED PARALLEL ARMS WILL BE REPLACED WITH A ONE-PIECE UNIT.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: VEHICLE CATEGORY: TRUCKS.SYSTEM: EQUIPMENT; LIFT GATE; PARALLEL ARMS, PART NOS. 204080 AND 206337.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: DEFECTIVE WELDS COULD CAUSE THE LIFT GATE TO FAIL INSERVICE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY TO THE OPERATOR.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 450 items potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- Maxon MaxonNHTSA gives no dates made
Who is recalling it?
- Made by MAXON INDUSTRIES, INCORPO.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
- Which ones, by part or lot: the recall’s report on NHTSA’s site gives them where the maker did; this file gives part numbers only where its maker listed them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file before 2010 (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010).
Released Oct 20, 2026 and checked Oct 20, 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 20, 2026.