Vac-Tron Equipment, LLC: Structure › Body › Bumpers
Vac-Tron Equipment, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 1, 2020 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 38. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Vac-Tron Equipment, LLC is recalling certain 2016-2020 LP873XDT, 2015-2020 LP873SGT, 2019-2020 LPSGT and LPXDT excavator trailers. The trailers are not equipped with a rear impact guard. As such, these trailers fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 224, "Rear Impact Protection."
The risk
If a vehicle strikes the rear of the vacuum excavator, the vehicle may travel under the rear of the vacuum excavator, increasing the risk of injury and/or death.
The remedy
Vac-Tron will notify owners, and dealers will install a field remedy kit, free of charge. The recall began January 22, 2021. Owners may contact Vac-Tron customer service at 1-877-342-5374. Vac-Tron's number for this recall is VVK0016.
15 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Vac-Tron LP 873 SGT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Vac-Tron LP 873 XDT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Vac-Tron Lpsgt | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Vac-Tron Lpxdt | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Vac-Tron LP 873 SGT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Vac-Tron LP 873 XDT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Vac-Tron Lpsgt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Vac-Tron Lpxdt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Vac-Tron LP 873 SGT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Vac-Tron LP 873 XDT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Vac-Tron LP 873 SGT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Vac-Tron LP 873 XDT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Vac-Tron LP 873 SGT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Vac-Tron LP 873 XDT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Vac-Tron LP 873 SGT | 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 20V744000.
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