Exterior lighting
- Component
- Exterior lighting
- Manufacturer
- Vac-Tron Equipment, LLC
- Vehicles affected
- 21
- Reported to NHTSA
- 2020-05-20
- Owners notified
- 2020-07-14
Defect description
Vac-Tron Equipment, LLC. (Vac-Tron), a subsidiary of Vermeer Manufacturing Company (Vermeer), is recalling certain 2016-2020 CS1273GT, CS870GT, CS1270GT, CS873GT, CV1273GT, CV1273SGT and LP1273XDT Vacuum Excavator trailers. The front clearance lamps may be positioned improperly and an insufficient amount of conspicuity tape may have been applied on the sides and rear. The trailers may also may also lack side or rear reflex reflectors. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
Safety risk
Due to the improper position of the lamps, insufficient reflective tape, and lack of reflectors, the vacuum excavator trailer may not be sufficiently visible during low visibility conditions, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Vac-Tron will notify owners, and Vermeer dealers will install remedy kits provided by Vac-Tron, free of charge. This recall began July 14, 2020. Owners may contact Vac-Tron customer service at 1-888-822-8766. Vac-Tron's number for this recall is VVK0009.