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Armored recovery vehicle
M578 light recovery vehicle is a armored recovery vehicle originating in United States. It was built by FMC Corp. (vehicle body), General Motors (engine), Allison Transmission (transmission) Bowen-McLaughlin-York. Reported operators include Argentina, Austria, Bahrain, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Egypt, Greece, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Peru, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Turkey, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, South Vietnam, Vietnam, Yemen.
United StatesTechnical data
Armored recovery vehicle
United States
See Operators
Vietnam War Lebanese Civil War Gulf War
Pacific Car & Foundry Company
FMC Corp. (vehicle body), General Motors (engine), Allison Transmission (transmission) Bowen-McLaughlin-York
1962
27.0 short tons (24.5 t; 24.1 long tons)
18 ft 3.8 in (5.583 m)
10 ft 4 in (3.15 m)
8 ft 7.5 in (2.629 m)
3 men: Crane operator in cab right front Rigger in cab left front Driver in hull left front
13 mm (0.5 inches) Steel
.50 -caliber M2HB machine gun (500 rounds)
General Motors 8V71T; 8 cylinder, 2 cycle, vee, supercharged diesel 345 hp @ 2,300 rpm
Torsion bar suspension
1,137 litres (250 imperial gallons; 300 US gallons)
450 miles (724 km)
37 mph (60 km/h)
Argentina
Austria
Bahrain
Bolivia
Botswana
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Denmark
Egypt
Greece
Iran
Israel
Jordan
Lebanon
Morocco
Peru
Netherlands
Norway
Philippines
Portugal
Saudi Arabia
Spain
Turkey
Thailand
United Kingdom
United States
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Yemen
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 5.583 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 5.583 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
M578 light recovery vehicle equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Argentina
Austria
Bahrain
Bolivia
Botswana
BrazilBrazil Army holdings only. M578 light armoured recovery vehicles.
Canada
Chile
Denmark
EgyptArmy exact named equipment holdings: M578. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ENGINEERING & MAINTENANCE VEHICLES / ARV. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
GreeceArmy exact named equipment holdings: M578. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ENGINEERING & MAINTENANCE VEHICLES / ARV. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Iran
Israel
JordanArmy exact named equipment holdings: M578. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ENGINEERING & MAINTENANCE VEHICLES / ARV. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
LebanonReported count for M578 Light Recovery Vehicle. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 4. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Morocco
Netherlands
Norway
Peru
Philippines
PortugalReported count for M578. Service scope: Portuguese Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 22. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Saudi ArabiaArmy exact named equipment holdings: M578. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ENGINEERING & MAINTENANCE VEHICLES / ARV. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Spain
Thailand
Türkiye
United Kingdom United States
Vietnam
YemenArgentina, Austria, Bahrain, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Egypt, Greece, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Peru, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Turkey, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, South Vietnam, Vietnam, Yemen
Equipment reference ↗Reported count for M578. Service scope: Hellenic Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 113. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for M578 Light Recovery Vehicle. Service scope: Royal Jordanian Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): number: 30. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for M578. Service scope: Saudi Arabian Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 90. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2024), not the article revision. Cited source 2024-02-13. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.