Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 14V159000

Equipment: appliance: electric water heater

Vactor Manufacturing filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2014-03-28.

Recall campaignNHTSA 14V159000

Equipment: appliance: electric water heater

Component
Equipment: appliance: electric water heater
Manufacturer
Vactor Manufacturing
Vehicles affected
106
Reported to NHTSA
2014-03-28
Owners notified
2014-05-20

Defect description

Vactor Manufacturing Inc. (Vactor) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 HXX-Fan, 2010-2014 HXX-Prodigy, and 2012-2014 HXX-PD and Guzzler Guzzcavator vacuum excavation trucks. In the affected vehicles, the water heater and/or cabinet that is mounted to the subframe chassis may come loose due to incorrect fasteners being used to mount the water heater.

Safety risk

If the water heater comes loose and falls off the chassis while the vehicle is being driven, the heater may become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Vactor will notify owners, and dealers will correct the mounting hardware, free of charge. The recall began on May 20, 2014. Owners may contact Vactor at 1-847-622-7069. Vactor's number for this recall is SB-268.

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

8 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
GUZZLER Guzzcavator2014 2013 2012
VACTOR HXX2014 2013 2012 2011 2010

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.