The defect
Vactor Manufacturing (Vactor) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Vactor HXX PD, HXX Fan, HXX Prodigy, and 2100 Plus, and Guzzler Guzzcavator trucks manufactured January 10, 2014, to June 2, 2015. The affected vacuum trucks have boilers that may have been assembled with incorrect hardware and/or improper tightening procedures.
The risk
If the boiler assembly was not correctly mounted, the cabinet and boiler may detach from the truck, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Vactor will notify owners and dealers will inspect and repair the units, as needed, free of charge. The recall began on July 20, 2015. Owners may contact Vactor customer service at 1-877-342-5374.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Guzzler Guzzcavator | 2014, 2015 |
| Vactor 2100 Plus | 2014, 2015 |
| Vactor HXX | 2014, 2015 |
Components: EQUIPMENT
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guzzler Guzzcavator | 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| Guzzler Guzzcavator | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Vactor 2100 Plus | 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| Vactor 2100 Plus | 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| Vactor HXX | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| Vactor HXX | 2015 | 0 | 2 |
Other equipment recalls in 2015
142 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the equipment; Vactor Manufacturing filed 7 campaigns in all.
| 15V890000 31 Dec 2015 | Compass Conversions, LLC |
| 15V880000 28 Dec 2015 | Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. |
| 15V877000 23 Dec 2015 | Entegra Coach |
| 15V875000 23 Dec 2015 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 15V872000 23 Dec 2015 | Allied Recreation Group, Inc. |
| 15V860000 22 Dec 2015 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 15V856000 21 Dec 2015 | Starcraft RV |
| 15V857000 21 Dec 2015 | McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015