- Vehicles
- 70
- Built between
- Aug 2021 – Jun 2025
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 9 December 2025
- Repaired
- 29%
- Unrepaired
- 50
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between August 2021 and June 2025. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2021-2025 Mcneilus Metro PAK Rear LoaderBuilt August 2021 to June 2025
Repair progress
50 of 70 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2026.
29% repaired — 20 of 70 reported
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc. (McNeilus) is recalling certain 2021-2025 Metro Pak vehicles. The side and rear reflex reflectors and rear clearance lights may be missing. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
What could happen
Missing reflectors and rear clearance lights can reduce the vehicle's visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
McNeilus will install the side reflectors and lights, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 9, 2025.
Parts involved
- reflex reflectors and lampsintermediate and rear reflex reflectors and clearance and identification lamps
Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtAugust 2021 to June 2025
- Recall reported to NHTSA3 November 2025
- Owners notified9 December 2025
- Latest repair reportQ2 2026 — 29% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 3 November 2025.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact McNeilus Customer Service at 1-888-686-7278.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc.
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 108
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.