The defect
Vac-Tron Equipment, LLC (Vac-Tron) is recalling certain 2015-2020 HTV573PTO, 2016-2020 HTV373PTO, HTV873PTO, JTV873PTO, and 2021-2022 HTV873PTO vehicles. These vehicles have a rear extremity that extends more than 24 inches behind the rear impact guard.
The risk
A vehicle crashing into the back of the truck could travel under the rear of the truck, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Vac-Tron will notify owners, and dealers will install a remedy kit to prevent vehicles from going under the truck in a crash. The kits and installation will be free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on January 5, 2022. Owners may contact Vac-Tron customer service at 1-352-728-2222. Vac-Tron's number for this recall is VVK0011.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| VAC-Tron HTV 373 PTO | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| VAC-Tron HTV 573 PTO | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| VAC-Tron HTV 873 PTO | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| VAC-Tron JTV 873 PTO | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
Components: STRUCTURE
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 HTV 373 PTO | 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| VAC-Tron HTV 373 PTO | 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| VAC-Tron HTV 373 PTO | 2018 | 0 | 2 |
| VAC-Tron HTV 373 PTO | 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| VAC-Tron HTV 373 PTO | 2020 | 0 | 2 |
| VAC-Tron HTV 573 PTO | 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| VAC-Tron HTV 573 PTO | 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| VAC-Tron HTV 573 PTO | 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| VAC-Tron HTV 573 PTO | 2018 | 0 | 2 |
| VAC-Tron HTV 573 PTO | 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| VAC-Tron HTV 573 PTO | 2020 | 0 | 2 |
| VAC-Tron HTV 873 PTO | 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| VAC-Tron HTV 873 PTO | 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| VAC-Tron HTV 873 PTO | 2018 | 0 | 2 |
| VAC-Tron HTV 873 PTO | 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| VAC-Tron HTV 873 PTO | 2020 | 0 | 2 |
| VAC-Tron HTV 873 PTO | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| VAC-Tron HTV 873 PTO | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| VAC-Tron JTV 873 PTO | 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| VAC-Tron JTV 873 PTO | 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| VAC-Tron JTV 873 PTO | 2018 | 0 | 2 |
| VAC-Tron JTV 873 PTO | 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| VAC-Tron JTV 873 PTO | 2020 | 0 | 2 |
Other structure recalls in 2020
46 of the 782 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2020 concerned the structure; Vac-Tron Equipment, LLC filed 15 campaigns in all.
| 20V784000 16 Dec 2020 | Aston Martin The Americas |
| 20V772000 11 Dec 2020 | Daimler Vans USA, LLC |
| 20V744000 1 Dec 2020 | Vac-Tron Equipment, LLC |
| 20V715000 18 Nov 2020 | Keystone RV Company |
| 20V710000 17 Nov 2020 | Tesla, Inc. |
| 20V658000 27 Oct 2020 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 20V643000 19 Oct 2020 | Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC |
| 20V623000 8 Oct 2020 | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2020