Johnston VT651 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 8 model years of the Johnston VT651 (2013–2020).
Pick your Johnston VT651 model year
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 Johnston VT651 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 Johnston VT651 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 Johnston VT651 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 Johnston VT651 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 Johnston VT651 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 Johnston VT651 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 Johnston VT651 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 Johnston VT651 | 1 | 0 |
All Johnston VT651 recalls (2)
Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Johnston VT651, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.
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Door (structure)
Bucher Municipal North America (Bucher) is recalling certain 2014-2020 Johnston VT651, VT652, VS651, VS652, VT801, VS802, and Bucher V65t vehicles. The pin securing the hydraulic rear door cylinder can corrode and break, causing the rear door to fall.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace hydraulic rear door cylinder pin, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 25, 2024. Owners may contact Bucher customer service at 1-704-658-1333.
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Body (structure)
Johnston North America (Johnston) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 VT651 and VT801 street sweepers manufactured May 1, 2013, to October 13, 2016. The affected street sweepers have tipping hinges that may crack, allowing the hopper to detach from the chassis.
Remedy: Johnston will notify owners, and dealers will install a reaction beam to increase the torsional stiffness of the body and stabilize the tipping pivot brackets, free of charge. The recall began on November 4, 2016.…
Other Johnston models
Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.