Heil Cp Python, Heil Rapid Rail, model years 2006 to 2009. Filed by Heil Company and reported to NHTSA on 3 March 2010. 522 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Heil is recalling certain model year 2006-2009 rapid rail and cp python bodies garbage trucks with bolt-on rear hinge assemblies. affected bodies are those which have a bolt on rear hinge assembly but do not have structural gussets to reinforce the z-plate. cracking can occur in the z-plate area and a failure can …
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Heil's own number for this recall: 227. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 10V076 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 10V076 cover?
- Heil CP Python, Heil Rapid Rail, model years 2006-2009.
- What is wrong with them?
- HEIL IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2009 RAPID RAIL AND CP PYTHON BODIES GARBAGE TRUCKS WITH BOLT-ON REAR HINGE ASSEMBLIES. AFFECTED BODIES ARE THOSE WHICH HAVE A BOLT ON REAR HINGE ASSEMBLY BUT DO NOT HAVE STRUCTURAL GUSSETS TO REINFORCE THE Z-PLATE.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- THE BODY CAN BECOME UNSTABLE WHEN RAISED DURING DUMPING OPERATIONS AND CAUSE THE TRUCK TO ROLL OVER ON ITS SIDE INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURIES.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND INSTALL THE BOLT ON HINGE KIT FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 10, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HEIL AT 866-275-4345.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. Heil calls this recall 227, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.
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: “THE BODY CAN BECOME UNSTABLE WHEN RAISED DURING DUMPING OPERATIONS AND CAUSE THE TRUCK TO ROLL OVER ON ITS SIDE INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURIES.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 10V076 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | HEIL COMPANY |
| System at fault | Equipment:Mechanical |
| Reported to NHTSA | 3 March 2010 |
| Model years | 2006-2009 |
| Vehicles named | HEIL CP PYTHON, HEIL RAPID RAIL |
What the notice says today
The consequence
THE BODY CAN BECOME UNSTABLE WHEN RAISED DURING DUMPING OPERATIONS AND CAUSE THE TRUCK TO ROLL OVER ON ITS SIDE INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURIES.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND INSTALL THE BOLT ON HINGE KIT FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 10, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HEIL AT 866-275-4345.
What it said before
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 2,632 notices in the record whose component field names equipment. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 29 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 10V076, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/10v076/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
The recall record and its wording are published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and are US Government public domain. The dated archive, the comparison and any before-and-after above are CarsMultiverse. How fresh every engine behind this page is, is public on the status page. To check a specific vehicle, use NHTSA’s own VIN lookup.
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We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 10V076 on 17 September 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
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0025c6e6 - Remedy
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