Known Recalls

Model year record

2010 VACTOR HXX

1 recall campaign on file for this model year. No owner complaints on file.

Recalls

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.

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

No complaints recorded for this model year.

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.