- Vehicles
- 54
- Built between
- Jan 1985 – Jan 1993
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 23 May 1993
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 1985 and January 1993. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Waltco RGL-50Built January 1985 to January 1993
What the defect is
The liftgate pulley assembly can contact a support gusset in its normal movement and this interference may stress the cylinder rod, causing a fatigue failure at the rod pin hole.
What could happen
Fatigue fractures at the rod pin hole could cause failureof the liftgate assembly in the up position, resulting in an unexpected loweringof the liftgate, which could injure anyone in the path of the liftgate.
What gets fixed
CORRECTION AND REPAIR WILL BE MADE DEPENDING ON THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF PROBLEMS OBSERVED IN EACH ARMORED CAR INSTALLATION.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 1985 to January 1993
- Recall reported to NHTSA4 May 1993
- Owners notified23 May 1993
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 4 May 1993.
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.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- WALTCO TRUCK EQUIPMENT CO
- 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.
Additional notes
System: liftgate.equipment description: liftgates for armored cars; model RGL-50 series ii.
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.