Global Environmental Prod M4, Global Environmental Prod M4 Cng, Global Environmental Prod M4 Hsd, Global Environmental Prod R4, model years 2021 to 2022. Filed by Global Environmental Products and reported to NHTSA on 8 August 2022. 5 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Global Environmental Products (Global) is recalling certain 2021-2022 M4 (M4, R4, M4 HSD) and M4 CNG sweeper vehicles. The steering gears may have been incorrectly assembled, which can cause the gears to fracture.
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 22V598 cover?
- Global Environmental Prod M4, Global Environmental Prod M4 CNG, Global Environmental Prod M4 HSD, Global Environmental Prod R4, model years 2021-2022.
- What is wrong with them?
- Global Environmental Products (Global) is recalling certain 2021-2022 M4 (M4, R4, M4 HSD) and M4 CNG sweeper vehicles. The steering gears may have been incorrectly assembled, which can cause the gears to fracture.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- A fractured steering gear can cause a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Global will replace the steering gears, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on August 24, 2022. Owners may contact Global's customer service at 1-909-703-1600.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
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 fractured steering gear can cause a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 22V598 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Global Environmental Products |
| System at fault | Steering |
| Reported to NHTSA | 8 August 2022 |
| Model years | 2021-2022 |
| Vehicles named | GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROD M4, GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROD M4 CNG, GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROD M4 HSD, GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROD R4 |
What the notice says today
The consequence
A fractured steering gear can cause a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Global will replace the steering gears, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on August 24, 2022. Owners may contact Global's customer service at 1-909-703-1600.
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 745 notices in the record whose component field names steering. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 39 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 22V598, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22v598/
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.
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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 22V598 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
8030f352 - Consequence
46aecb48 - 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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