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Model year

2018 Heil Front END Loader Garbage

Body and fuel not decoded. Owner complaints on file from no date to no date.

Recalls (2)Complaints (0)Investigations (0)Bulletins (9)
Recall campaigns covering this model year22,014 vehicles or units across those campaigns
Owner complaints0Not enough peers on file
Severity indexNoneCrash, fire, injury or death per 100
First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2018 Heil Front END Loader Garbage by year filed

Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.

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Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

Complaints by component

Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.

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Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.
Recalls

2 recall campaigns cover the 2018 Heil Front END Loader Garbage

Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.

Recall campaigns for the 2018 Heil Front END Loader Garbage
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
26V-535Aug 17, 2026Incorrect bolt may have been installed in one of the ladder legs, allowing the bolt to contact and damage the CNG cylindersEquipment654Part replacement
25V-525Aug 12, 2025Excessive vibrations may cause the front head hydraulic tubes to leakEquipment1,360Software update
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2018 Heil Front END Loader Garbage

The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.

0 complaints on file.

    Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
    Investigations

    NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year

    Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
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    Service bulletins

    9 manufacturer communications cover this model year

    Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.

    • SA-26-355 Aug 11, 2026 · Other
      Service Advisory reminding users of the proper CNG fitting assembly methods.
    • SB-21-350 Apr 14, 2021 · Other
      This Service Bulletin provides instructions on how to perform the required update of the Cortex Controller™ (CR0233) on Heil 2018 Odyssey and Heil 2020 LowRider. This update improves data reliability for Connected Collections™ and corrects a boot up problem…
    • SB-20-333 Nov 20, 2020 · Other
      Certain Half/Pack and Half/Pack® (featuring Odyssey® Controls) units with a published ship date between October 1, 2018 through July 31, 2020 can potentially have specific hydraulic tube failures due to tube misalignment and insufficient tube clamping force…
    • SB-20-333-1 (B) Dec 29, 2020 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
      Certain Heil Half/Pack® and Half/Pack® (featuring Odyssey® Controls) units manufactured between October 1, 2018 through July 31, 2020 identified below can potentially have specific hydraulic tube failures due to tube misalignment and insufficient tube clamp…
    • SB-20-338 (B) Aug 27, 2020 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
      Starting August 1, 2020, to ensure the highest hydraulic hose reliability, pump-to-filter and filter-to-valve 4-wire spiral hydraulic hoses have become standard on all Half/Pack® (featuring Odyssey® Controls) units. These two (2) specific 2-wire braided hyd…
    • SB-20-338 (A) Jul 27, 2020 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
      Starting August 1, 2020, to ensure the highest hydraulic hose reliability, pump-to-filter and filter-to-valve 4- wire spiral hydraulic hoses will become standard on all Half/Pack® (featuring Odyssey® Controls) units. These two (2) specific 2-wire braided hy…
    • SB-20-328 Feb 24, 2020 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
      This Service Bulletin addresses mandatory Cortex Controller™ program updates for certain 20 YD Commercial and Residential Half/Pack® (featuring Odyssey Controls) units equipped with CNrG™ Tailgate identified in the Products Affected section below. This prog…
    • SB-18-302 Oct 12, 2018 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
      Also see SB-18-300 for the original notification of this issue. SB-18-302 adds certain Rear End Loaders to the Products Affected section below and adds repair instructions for both the Front End Loader/Automated Side Loader 4-Hole Pin Mount Kit (372-8847) a…
    • SB-18-300 Oct 5, 2018 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
      Heil has identified the potential for a weld defect on Heil® DuraPack® Front End Loaders, DuraPack® Python® Side Loaders, and DuraPack® Rapid Rail® Side Loaders equipped with the Service Hoist or Service Lift options manufactured from June 1, 2018 to Septem…
    Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.
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