Vactor Manufacturing: Structure › Body
Vactor Manufacturing reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 13, 2010 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 480. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VACTOR IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1992 THROUGH 2010 MODEL 2103 SEWER CLEANERS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN DECEMBER 1992 AND MARCH 2010. THE HAIR PIN OF THE MOUNTING PIN THAT ATTACHES THE DEBRIS BODY HOIST (DUMP) TO THE SUB-FRAME IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO RETAIN THE MOUNTING PIN FOR THE ENTIRE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF THE VEHICLE.
The risk
IF THE HAIR PIN COMES OUT OF THE RETAINING PIN, THE RETAINING PIN CAN WORK ITSELF OUT OF THE MOUNT. SHOULD THIS OCCUR WHILE THE DUMP BODY IS IN THE UP POSITION, IT COULD TILT OVER BACKWARDS, POSSIBLY INJURING THE OPERATOR OR PERSONNEL NEAR THE VEHICLE.
The remedy
VACTOR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE HAIR PIN WITH A COTTER PIN FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 14, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VACTOR AT 1-847-622-7069.
19 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Vactor 2103 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Vactor 2103 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Vactor 2103 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Vactor 2103 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Vactor 2103 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Vactor 2103 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Vactor 2103 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Vactor 2103 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Vactor 2103 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Vactor 2103 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Vactor 2103 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Vactor 2103 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Vactor 2103 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Vactor 2103 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Vactor 2103 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Vactor 2103 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Vactor 2103 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Vactor 2103 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Vactor 2103 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 10V146000.
Full record for the 2010 Vactor 2103 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →