Vermeer Bc900xl, model year 2021. Filed by Vermeer Manufacturing Company and reported to NHTSA on 25 February 2021. 20 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Vermeer Manufacturing Company (Vermeer) is recalling certain 2021 BC900XL brush chipper trailers. The mounting bolts that secure the axle assembly to the mainframe structure of the brush chipper may not have been tightened properly.
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.
Vermeer's own number for this recall: IK4055. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 21V119 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 21V119 cover?
- Vermeer Bc900Xl, model year 2021.
- What is wrong with them?
- Vermeer Manufacturing Company (Vermeer) is recalling certain 2021 BC900XL brush chipper trailers. The mounting bolts that secure the axle assembly to the mainframe structure of the brush chipper may not have been tightened properly.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Loose axle mounting bolts may result in the axle separating from the brush chipper, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Vermeer will notify owners, and dealers will replace the mounting bolts and tighten them to the correct torque specification, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin April 20, 2021. Owners may contact Vermeer customer service at 1-800-829-0051 ext. 7060.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. Vermeer calls this recall IK4055, 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: “Loose axle mounting bolts may result in the axle separating from the brush chipper, increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 21V119 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Vermeer Manufacturing Company |
| System at fault | Equipment:Recreational Vehicle/Trailer |
| Reported to NHTSA | 25 February 2021 |
| Model years | 2021-2021 |
| Vehicles named | VERMEER BC900XL |
What the notice says today
The consequence
Loose axle mounting bolts may result in the axle separating from the brush chipper, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Vermeer will notify owners, and dealers will replace the mounting bolts and tighten them to the correct torque specification, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin April 20, 2021. Owners may contact Vermeer customer service at 1-800-829-0051 ext. 7060. Vermeer's number for this recall is IK4005.
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.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
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Other Vermeer notices we hold
- 26V379: 2002-2026 BC1800XL brush chipper trailers
- 25V557: 2025 R600T trailers
- 25V128: 2020-2025 LPSDT, LPSGT, and LPXDT vacuum excavator trailers
- 24V784: 2024-2025 VXT600G2 vacuum
- 24V505: 2024 BC1200XL brush chippers
- 24V411: 2023 LPSDT vacuum excavator trailers
- 24V357: 2015-2022 BC900XL brush chipper trailers
- 24V098: 2016-2024 BC1800XL brush chipper trailers
All 31 Vermeer campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
The fingerprint of this notice
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 21V119 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
34b36e39 - Consequence
bea6aa02 - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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