The defect
Vac-Tron Equipment, LLC (Vac-Tron), is recalling certain 2020 CVGTLC, CVSGT, CVGT, LPSGT, LPXDT, MINICOMBO and LPSDT Vacuum Excavator trailers. The trailers may be missing rear and rear-side reflex reflectors. As such, these trailers fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
The risk
Without the proper reflective equipment, the vacuum excavator trailer may have reduced visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Vac-Tron will notify owners, and Vermeer dealers will install remedy kits provided by Vac-Tron, free of charge. Vac-Tron issued owners an interim notification on August 18, 2020. The recall began August 18, 2020. Owners may contact Vac-Tron customer service at 1-888-822-8766. Vac-Tron's number for this recall is VVK0010.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| VAC-Tron Cvgt | 2020 |
| VAC-Tron Cvgtlc | 2020 |
| VAC-Tron Cvsgt | 2020 |
| VAC-Tron Lpsdt | 2020 |
| VAC-Tron Lpsgt | 2020 |
| VAC-Tron Lpxdt | 2020 |
| VAC-Tron Minicombo | 2020 |
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
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 Cvgt | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| VAC-Tron Cvgtlc | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| VAC-Tron Cvsgt | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| VAC-Tron Lpsdt | 2020 | 0 | 2 |
| VAC-Tron Lpsgt | 2020 | 0 | 2 |
| VAC-Tron Lpxdt | 2020 | 0 | 2 |
| VAC-Tron Minicombo | 2020 | 0 | 3 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 2020
37 of the 782 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2020 concerned the exterior lighting; Vac-Tron Equipment, LLC filed 15 campaigns in all.
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NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2020