Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 13V119000

Equipment

Vactor Manufacturing filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2013-04-03.

Recall campaignNHTSA 13V119000

Equipment

Component
Equipment
Manufacturer
Vactor Manufacturing
Vehicles affected
22
Reported to NHTSA
2013-04-03
Owners notified
2013-04-17

Defect description

Vactor Manufacturing (Vactor) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 HXX and Guzzler vacuum trucks equipped with an Alkota water heater. These trucks were not equipped with an oil primary control. If the burner for the water heater fails to ignite normally, fuel can accumulate in the water heater combustion chamber.

Safety risk

If fuel accumulates, when the burner is lit, there may be a larger than normal flame which could lead to a vehicle fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Vactor will notify owners, and dealers will replace the burner assembly, free of charge. The recall began during April 2013. Customers may contact Vactor at 1-815-672-3171. Vactor's recall number is SB-263.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

4 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
VACTOR Guzzler2013 2012
VACTOR HXX2013 2012

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.