Question 1

How many model years of the Heil Cargo Tank have had recalls?

Accepted Answer

try.vin indexes 1 model year of the Heil Cargo Tank in the NHTSA recall database. Choose a year above to see every recall campaign issued for that specific model year, including the defect description, safety consequence, and the remedy Heil will perform.

Question 2

Is the Heil Cargo Tank a reliable vehicle?

Accepted Answer

A recall is not the same as a reliability problem — many popular vehicles on the road have multiple recalls because they sell in large volumes and defects eventually surface at scale. NHTSA recall counts should be read alongside owner complaints, crash-test ratings, and defect investigations, all of which are linked from each model year page.

Question 3

Are Heil Cargo Tank recall repairs free?

Accepted Answer

Usually. Federal law requires Heil to remedy recalls on the Cargo Tank free of charge at an authorized Heil dealer, whoever owns it now. The exceptions are vehicles first sold more than 15 years before the recall was issued and tires bought more than 5 years before it.

Question 4

Where can I check if my specific Heil Cargo Tank has an open recall?

Accepted Answer

Enter the 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls — NHTSA's VIN lookup tells you whether your specific Cargo Tank has an unrepaired recall. The model-year pages below list every campaign for the Heil Cargo Tank.

Heil Cargo Tank Recalls

Recalled model years

Other Heil models

Is your Heil Cargo Tank affected?