The defect
Vermeer Manufacturing Company (Vermeer) is recalling certain 2020-2025 LPSDT, LPSGT, and LPXDT vacuum excavator trailers. The trailer frame may crack or break, reducing the trailer's stability while being towed.
The risk
Trailer instability can cause a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will install reinforcement plates on the trailer, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 24, 2025. Owners may contact Vermeer customer service at 1-800-829-0051 ext. 7060. Vermeer's number for this recall is VMV0103.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Vermeer Lpsdt | 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Vermeer Lpsgt | 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Vermeer Lpxdt | 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermeer Lpsdt | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer Lpsdt | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer Lpsdt | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer Lpsdt | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer Lpsdt | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer Lpsdt | 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer Lpsgt | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer Lpsgt | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer Lpsgt | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer Lpsgt | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer Lpsgt | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer Lpsgt | 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer Lpxdt | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer Lpxdt | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer Lpxdt | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer Lpxdt | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer Lpxdt | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermeer Lpxdt | 2025 | 0 | 1 |
Other structure recalls in 2025
86 of the 891 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2025 concerned the structure; Vermeer Manufacturing Company filed 32 campaigns in all.
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NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2025