The defect
Vac-Tron Equipment, LLC is recalling certain 2015-2019 LP873SDT Heavy trailers. The trailer may sway while being towed.
The risk
Trailer sway can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Vac-Tron will notify owners and dealers will move the trailer axles back 15 inches and modify the rear light wiring, repaint and reapply conspicuity tape that may have been damaged by moving the axles. The recall began December 20, 2019. Owners may contact Vac-Tron customer service at 1-352-728-2222.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| VAC-Tron LP 873 SD | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
Components: SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| VAC-Tron LP 873 SD | 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| VAC-Tron LP 873 SD | 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| VAC-Tron LP 873 SD | 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| VAC-Tron LP 873 SD | 2018 | 0 | 2 |
| VAC-Tron LP 873 SD | 2019 | 0 | 2 |
Other suspension recalls in 2019
39 of the 880 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2019 concerned the suspension; Vac-Tron Equipment, LLC filed 15 campaigns in all.
| 19V924000 27 Dec 2019 | Motor Coach Industries |
| 19V897000 17 Dec 2019 | Oliver Travel Trailers, INC. |
| 19V894000 16 Dec 2019 | Maintainer Corporation of Iowa, Inc. |
| 19V773000 28 Oct 2019 | Ford Motor Company |
| 19V747000 18 Oct 2019 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 19V740000 17 Oct 2019 | Voyager Industries, Inc |
| 19V727000 11 Oct 2019 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 19V721000 9 Oct 2019 | Hyundai Motor America |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2019