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2022–2026 Royal Truck & Equipment Traffic Control Vehicle: structure recall

A dangling or completely disengaged solar panel may hit other vehicles or pedestrians, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.

high 110 vehicles affected

What was reported

Source: manufacturer filing, 49 CFR Part 573
Problem Alamo Group, Inc. (Royal Truck) is recalling certain 2022-2026 Royal Truck & Equipment Class 2 Traffic Control trucks equipped with a Wanco sign board. The solar panel screws may loosen, resulting in a partial detachment. Risk A dangling or completely disengaged solar panel may hit other vehicles or pedestrians, increasing the risk of a crash or injury. Fix Royal Truck will provide instructions on how to remove the self-tapping screws and replace with rivets, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed September 29, 2026. Owners may contact Royal Truck's customer service at 866-975-0212.

Reported to NHTSA Jul 31, 2026 by Alamo Group Inc.

Which vehicles are covered

Source: NHTSA campaign 26V502000
Model yearOn WhichTrim
2022 Royal Truck & Equipment Traffic Control Vehicle
2023 Royal Truck & Equipment Traffic Control Vehicle
2024 Royal Truck & Equipment Traffic Control Vehicle
2025 Royal Truck & Equipment Traffic Control Vehicle
2026 Royal Truck & Equipment Traffic Control Vehicle

None of the vehicles this campaign names has a page on WhichTrim: the catalogue covers the cars, trucks and SUVs the EPA certifies from 2016 on, and these vehicles fall outside it — older model years, or motorhomes, trailers, buses, motorcycles and chassis cabs the EPA does not rate. The campaign record above is complete as filed, and whether one specific vehicle is included is settled by its VIN. Other campaigns on vehicles without a page here →

The federal paperwork

Source: nhtsa.gov

Filed documents

  • Defect report PDF — The manufacturer's own filing to NHTSA describing the defect, the risk and the affected build range.

Check one specific vehicle

A recall applies to a build range, so year, make and model cannot settle it. NHTSA checks a VIN against the manufacturer's own list and tells you whether the repair is still outstanding on that vehicle.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR Part 573

Does this recall repair cost anything?

No. Federal law requires the manufacturer to remedy a safety defect or a compliance failure at no charge, for vehicles up to 15 years old measured from the date of first sale. A dealer that asks you to pay for a recall repair is in the wrong.

How do I know whether my vehicle is included?

By VIN, not by model year. The manufacturer files a build range with NHTSA and only vehicles inside it are covered, so two identical-looking cars from the same year can differ. NHTSA's own lookup checks a VIN against the manufacturer's list.

What if the repair is not available yet?

It happens, and often. Manufacturers must notify owners when a defect is found even if the parts or the software are not ready, then notify them a second time once the remedy exists. The remedy filed for this campaign is described above.

What did the manufacturer say was wrong?

The problem, risk and fix quoted on this page are the manufacturer's own words as filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR Part 573. WhichTrim does not paraphrase them.

Who started this recall?

NHTSA's record credits the manufacturer. A recall can begin with the manufacturer's own testing, with a defect investigation, or with a compliance test against a Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard.