Campaign 26V-284

Incorrect vehicle load value may be listed on the vehicle cargo carrying capacity label

Defect summary

Shyft Group (Shyft) is recalling certain 2025 Utilimaster Velocity vehicles. The incorrect vehicle load value may be listed on the vehicle cargo carrying capacity label.

Consequence

Incorrect weight information may lead to unintentionally overloading the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Utilimaster will provide new labels, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 13, 2026. Owners may contact Shyft customer service at 1-800-237-7806. Shyft's number for this recall is 26-04.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file, campaign 26V284000. Text as published by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered

One product line is covered

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA about equipment on these vehicles: 0, of which 0 involved a crash, fire, injury or death. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered by campaign 26V-284
Make	Model	Model years	Complaints on this component
Utilimaster	Velocity	2025	0

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls and complaints files. Equipment, tire and child-seat campaigns list products, not vehicles.

Investigation

No NHTSA investigation is linked to this recall

Most recalls are started by the manufacturer. This one lists "Manufacturer" as its origin.

Before the recall

No service bulletins on this component preceded the recall

Distinct manufacturer communications on the same component group, make, model and model year in the 24 months before the report date.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications file.

Service bulletins

26V-265 Apr 24, 2026
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) listed on the certification label may be incorrect
25V-335 May 22, 2025
Vehicles may be missing the tire and information placard
22V-341 May 16, 2022
Tire size and tire pressures on the tire placard and certification label may be incorrect
21V-448 Jun 14, 2021
Tire and Loading Information placard incorrectly states a seating capacity of one, although the actual seating capacity is two
20V-530 Sep 2, 2020
Payload capacity shown on the Tire and Loading Information label may be higher than the actual payload capacity of the vehicle