The defect
Vac-Tron Equipment, LLC is recalling certain 2016-2020 LP873XDT, 2015-2020 LP873SGT, 2019-2020 LPSGT and LPXDT excavator trailers. The trailers are not equipped with a rear impact guard. As such, these trailers fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 224, "Rear Impact Protection."
The risk
If a vehicle strikes the rear of the vacuum excavator, the vehicle may travel under the rear of the vacuum excavator, increasing the risk of injury and/or death.
The remedy
Vac-Tron will notify owners, and dealers will install a field remedy kit, free of charge. The recall began January 22, 2021. Owners may contact Vac-Tron customer service at 1-877-342-5374. Vac-Tron's number for this recall is VVK0016.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| VAC-Tron LP 873 SGT | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| VAC-Tron LP 873 XDT | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| VAC-Tron Lpsgt | 2019, 2020 |
| VAC-Tron Lpxdt | 2019, 2020 |
Components: STRUCTURE | STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
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 SGT | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| VAC-Tron LP 873 SGT | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| VAC-Tron LP 873 SGT | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| VAC-Tron LP 873 SGT | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| VAC-Tron LP 873 SGT | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| VAC-Tron LP 873 SGT | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| VAC-Tron LP 873 XDT | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| VAC-Tron LP 873 XDT | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| VAC-Tron LP 873 XDT | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| VAC-Tron LP 873 XDT | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| VAC-Tron LP 873 XDT | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| VAC-Tron Lpsgt | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| VAC-Tron Lpsgt | 2020 | 0 | 2 |
| VAC-Tron Lpxdt | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| VAC-Tron Lpxdt | 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 |
| 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 |
| 20V613000 5 Oct 2020 | Volvo Trucks North America |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2020