Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 20V368000

Exterior lighting

Vac-Tron Equipment, LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2020-06-24.

Recall campaignNHTSA 20V368000

Exterior lighting

Component
Exterior lighting
Manufacturer
Vac-Tron Equipment, LLC
Vehicles affected
100
Reported to NHTSA
2020-06-24
Owners notified
2020-08-18

Defect description

Vac-Tron Equipment, LLC (Vac-Tron), is recalling certain 2020 CVGTLC, CVSGT, CVGT, LPSGT, LPXDT, MINICOMBO and LPSDT Vacuum Excavator trailers. The trailers may be missing rear and rear-side reflex reflectors. As such, these trailers fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."

Safety risk

Without the proper reflective equipment, the vacuum excavator trailer may have reduced visibility, 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. Vac-Tron issued owners an interim notification on August 18, 2020. The recall began August 18, 2020. Owners may contact Vac-Tron customer service at 1-888-822-8766. Vac-Tron's number for this recall is VVK0010.

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

7 model years across 7 models.

ModelYears on record
VAC-TRON CVGT2020
VAC-TRON CVGTLC2020
VAC-TRON CVSGT2020
VAC-TRON LPSDT2020
VAC-TRON LPSGT2020
VAC-TRON LPXDT2020
VAC-TRON Minicombo2020

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.