Vactor Manufacturing: Electrical System › Software
Vactor Manufacturing reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 16, 2013 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 30. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Vactor Manufacturing is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Ramjet vehicles equipped with Allison Transmissions. Due to an incorrect transmission software parameter, the vehicle may go into drive mode while in PTO is being used.
The risk
The remote throttle would function and the vehicle could potentially over power the park brake causing personal injury or a vehicle crash.
The remedy
Vactor notified all affected end users in early September 2013. Dealers will reprogram the transmission software, free of charge. Owners may contact Vactor at 1-815-672-3171. Vactor's recall number is SB 264.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Vactor Ramjet | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Vactor Ramjet | 0 | 1 | 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 13V434000.
Full record for the 2013 Vactor Ramjet → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →