The defect
Vactor Manufacturing (Vactor) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Vactor Jetter vehicles. In certain conditions, the idle may unexpected rise, allowing the affected vehicles to over power the parking brake.
The risk
If the parking brake cannot keep the vehicle stationary, there would be an increased risk of a crash.
The remedy
Vactor has notified the affected owners, and dealers will install diodes to keep the idle from rising, free of charge. The recall began on May 30, 2017. Owners may contact Vactor customer service at 1-847-622-7069.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Vactor Jetter | 2015, 2016, 2017 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | PARKING BRAKE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vactor Jetter | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Vactor Jetter | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Vactor Jetter | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 2017
5 of the 810 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2017 concerned the vehicle speed control; Vactor Manufacturing filed 7 campaigns in all.
| 17V568000 14 Sept 2017 | Volvo Bus Corporation |
| 17V324000 17 May 2017 | Isuzu Technical Center of America, Inc. |
| 17V323000 16 May 2017 | Nova Bus |
| 17V242000 10 Apr 2017 | Duruxx LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2017