{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Hiab recall 26E029: Waltco MDV Series Liftgates",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/26e029/",
  "summary": "Recall 26E029 (Hiab): A liftgate that falls unexpectedly increases the risk of injury.",
  "excerpt": "Waltco Mdv Series Liftgate, model year 9999. Filed by Hiab USA Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 13 May 2026. 168 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Hiab USA Inc. (Hiab) is recalling certain Waltco MDV series liftgates. The deck pins may break, resulting in the liftgate platform falling. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “A liftgate that falls unexpectedly increases the risk of injury.” 26E029 Hiab USA Inc. Structure:Body:Hatchback/Liftgate:Hinge And Attachments 13 May 2026 9999-9999 WALTCO MDV SERIES LIFTGATE A liftgate that falls unexpectedly increases the risk of injury. Hiab will inspect the platform bushings and hydraulic systems and replace the deck pins, free of charge. Hiab will work with vehicle manufacturers to repair the vehicles. Owners may contact Hiab customer service at (440) 601-8852. This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass. This is one of 901 notices in the record whose component field names structure . Across that group the median wait before owners were",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-24T00:58:33+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T02:37:14+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Hiab recall 26E029: Waltco MDV Series Liftgates\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/26e029/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}