Vermeer BC1500: problems, complaints, bulletins

Summary for the Vermeer BC1500 across 9 model years: 0 owner complaints and 11 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.

Model years

Year	Owner complaints	involving a crash	Technical service bulletins (TSB)	YouTube repair videos
2026	0	0	1	0
2025	0	0	2	0
2024	0	0	2	0
2021	0	0	6	0
2020	0	0	8	0
2019	0	0	8	0
2018	0	0	8	0
2017	0	0	8	0
2016	0	0	8	0

Components owners complain about

Component	Owner complaints	involving a crash	Technical service bulletins (TSB)
Equipment	0	0	24
Structure	0	0	12
Wheels	0	0	10
Tires	0	0	5
Other	0	0	5

What to check before buying

Structure. Rails, pillars, panel gaps, signs of pulling or welding.
Wheels. Wheel runout, cracks, signs of a wheel strike.
Tires. Tire age by DOT code, bulges, wear pattern.

Manufacturer service bulletins

Bulletin titles as filed with NHTSA.

2025–2026 · 11027892 · 2026 MANDITORY PRODUCT COMPLIANCE FIELD CAMPAIGN SERVICE BULLETIN#
2025–2026 · 11016436 · 2024–2025 Upper Feed Control Bar Hardware- Service Bulletin #
2025–2026 · 11016434 · 2024–2025 Upper Feed Control Bar Hardware Kit- IK4635
2020–2024 · 10243470 · 2016–2021 Brush Chipper Remote Control Kit
2020–2024 · 10243467 · 2016–2021 Brush Chipper Remote Control Kit
2020–2024 · 10214926 · 2016–2021 Safety chains and tension-loaded pintle kits
2020–2024 · 10214925 · 2016–2021 Safety chains and tension-loaded pintle kits
2020–2024 · 10208287 · 2016–2021 Enhanced Axle Kit
2020–2024 · 10208270 · 2016–2021 Enhanced Axle Kit
2020–2024 · 10180050 · 2016–2020 16" wheels and tires are no longer available
2020–2024 · 10171826 · 2016–2020 Beginning in August 2016 through early February 2020, specific wheels (steel rim) with bolt pattern 8 on…

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Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-04.