NHTSA campaign 19V898000

Maintainer Recall 19V-898: Tire Chain Air Line Pressure Protection/FMVSS 121

NHTSA recall 19V898000 was reported by Maintainer Corporation of Iowa, Inc. on December 18, 2019, with 3 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Maintainer Custom Body for model years 2015, 2019. Owners were notified on December 23, 2019, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 19V898000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
19V898000 (also written 19V-898 or 19V898)
Filed by
Maintainer Corporation of Iowa, Inc.
Manufacturer campaign number (as filed)
19V-674
Report received
Potentially affected
3 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Service Brakes, Air — Supply — Reservoir/Tank
Owners notified
Safety standard
FMVSS 121

Repair completion: 100% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)

NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 19V898000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Maintainer

  • Maintainer Custom Body

    • 2015 · Vehicles built April 1, 2015 – December 16, 2019 (per NHTSA)
    • 2019 · Vehicles built April 1, 2015 – December 16, 2019 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 19V898000.

Defect description

Maintainer Corporation of Iowa, Inc. (Maintainer) is recalling certain 2015-2019 Custom Bodies Heavy Rescue emergency response vehicles equipped with a pneumatically-controlled automatic tire chain system. The air pressure control lines may not be pressure-protected.

Safety consequence

Without the control line being pressure-protected, in the event the control line is severed, air may suddenly be lost from the service reservoir system, causing the brakes to apply unexpectedly, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Maintainer has notified owners, and Spartan dealers will inspect the routing of the control lines, rerouting them into the auxiliary air reservoir as necessary, free of charge. The recall began December 23, 2019. Owners may contact Maintainer customer service at 1-800-831-8588 or Spartan customer service at 1-800-543-5008.

Notes

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.safercar.gov.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 19V898000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.