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Schwarze M6 Avalanche Street Sweep Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 9 model years of the Schwarze M6 Avalanche Street Sweep (2012–2020).

2
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
2013
year with most recalls

Pick your Schwarze M6 Avalanche Street Sweep model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2020 Schwarze M6 Avalanche Street Sweep10
2019 Schwarze M6 Avalanche Street Sweep10
2018 Schwarze M6 Avalanche Street Sweep10
2017 Schwarze M6 Avalanche Street Sweep20
2016 Schwarze M6 Avalanche Street Sweep20
2015 Schwarze M6 Avalanche Street Sweep20
2014 Schwarze M6 Avalanche Street Sweep20
2013 Schwarze M6 Avalanche Street Sweep20
2012 Schwarze M6 Avalanche Street Sweep10

All Schwarze M6 Avalanche Street Sweep recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Schwarze M6 Avalanche Street Sweep, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Equipment

    NHTSA 21V816000 Reported 547 vehicles potentially affected Schwarze Industries, Inc.

    Schwarze Industries, Inc. (Schwarze) is recalling certain 2012-2020 Avalanche M6TE, M6SE, and M6SE CNG street sweepers. The outside switch box that controls the position of the conveyor may activate unintentionally while the vehicle is running.

    Remedy: Dealers will install a kit containing an outside switch guard and two crushing hazard warning decals, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on November 23, 2021. Owners may contact Schwarze's customer…

    Model years: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

  2. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)

    NHTSA 17V214000 Reported 129 vehicles potentially affected Schwarze Industries, Inc.

    Schwarze Industries, Inc. (Schwarze) is recalling certain 2013-2017 A7 Tornado, A8 Twister, A9 Monsoon, and M6 Avalanche street sweepers. The air brake systems on these vehicles may have been manufactured with the wrong fittings, causing the brake lines to leak air, possibly resulting in the vehicle stopping unexpectedly. As such, these…

    Remedy: Schwarze will notify owners, and dealers will replace the incompatible air brake line fittings, free of charge. The recall began on April 13, 2017. Owners may contact Schwarze customer service at 1-800-879-7934.

    Model years: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

Other Schwarze 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.