By year
Owner complaints and recall campaigns about Johnston vehicles
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 2016 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Johnston
The complete NHTSA record for Johnston vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Johnston recalls are filed by Bucher Municipal North America, part of Johnston.
Owner complaints in the last five years00 on file in all, across 6 models
Recall campaigns21 in five years
Severity indexNoneCrash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations00 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 VT651 has the most complaints of any Johnston model
Every Johnston 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VT651 | 2013 to 2020 | 0 | None | 11 | 0 |
| VT801 | 2013 to 2020 | 0 | None | 11 | 0 |
| VS651 | 2014 to 2020 | 0 | None | 7 | 0 |
| VS652 | 2014 to 2020 | 0 | None | 7 | 0 |
| VS802 | 2014 to 2020 | 0 | None | 7 | 0 |
| VT652 | 2014 to 2020 | 0 | None | 7 | 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 Johnston product
- 24V-296 Apr 26, 2024
Pin securing the hydraulic rear door cylinder can corrode and break, causing the rear door to fall
Structure · 381 vehicles - 16V-757 Oct 19, 2016
Affected street sweepers have tipping hinges that may crack, allowing the hopper to detach from the chassis
Structure · 214 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.