By year
Owner complaints and recall campaigns about Schwarze vehicles
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 2017 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Schwarze
The complete NHTSA record for Schwarze vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Schwarze recalls are filed by Alamo Group, part of Schwarze.
Owner complaints in the last five years00 on file in all, across 9 models
Recall campaigns43 in five years
Severity indexNoneCrash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations05 service bulletins
Components
Owner complaints by component
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
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Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The M6 Avalanche Street Sweep has the most complaints of any Schwarze model
Every Schwarze model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Severity index | Recalls | Investigations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M6 Avalanche Street Sweep | 2015 to 2020 | 0 | None | 9 | 0 |
| A7 CNG Street Sweeper | 2015 to 2021 | 0 | None | 7 | 0 |
| A8 CNG Street Sweeper | 2015 to 2021 | 0 | None | 7 | 0 |
| A9 CNG Street Sweeper | 2015 to 2021 | 0 | None | 7 | 0 |
| M6 Avalanche CNG | 2015 to 2020 | 0 | None | 6 | 0 |
| A7 Tornado Street Sweeper | 2015 to 2017 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| A8 Twister Street Sweeper | 2015 to 2017 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| A9 Monsoon Street Sweeper | 2015 to 2017 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| A9SE Monsoon | 2021 to 2022 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns listing a Schwarze product
- 22V-761 Oct 11, 2022
Open center valve manifold of the hopper hydraulic lift system allows hydraulic fluid to continue to flow into the lift system under certain…
Equipment · 3 vehicles - 21V00G000 Dec 22, 2021
Lightweight debris, such as leaves, may build up in front of the sweeping head and accumulate against the chassis exhaust system
Engine and cooling · 31 vehicles - 21V-816 Oct 18, 2021
Outside switch box that controls the position of the conveyor may activate unintentionally while the vehicle is running
Equipment · 547 vehicles - 17V-214 Mar 28, 2017
Air brake systems on these vehicles may have been manufactured with the wrong fittings, causing the brake lines to leak air, possibly resulting in…
Brakes · 129 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.