Recall · 20V201000
Vac-Tron Equipment recalled 5 models over exterior lighting
43
Vehicles covered
5
Models
38
Model years
April 7, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- The defect
- Vac-Tron Equipment, LLC. (Vac-Tron) is recalling certain 2012-2020 MC555SDT, MC533SDT and MC573SDT Vacuum Excavator trailers. The trailer's front clearance lamps are positioned improperly, the jetter blocks visibility to the passenger side front clearance lamp, and an insufficient amount of conspicuity tape may have been applied on the sides and rear. The trailers may also may also lack side or rear reflex reflectors. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
- What it can cause
- Due to the improper position of lamps, insufficient reflective tape, and lack of reflectors, the trailer may not be visible at night, increasing the risk of crash.
- What the dealer does
- Vac-Tron will notify owners, and Vermeer dealers will install remedy kits provided by Vac-Tron, free of charge. The recall began June 5, 2020. Owners may contact Vac-Tron customer service at 1-888-822-8766.
- NHTSA's note
- 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.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| VAC-TronMC 533 SDT | 2012 to 2020 | Not published here |
| VAC-TronMC 535 | 2012 to 2020 | Not published here |
| VAC-TronMC 555 SDT | 2012 to 2020 | Not published here |
| VAC-TronMC 573 SDT | 2012 to 2020 | Not published here |
| VAC-TronMinicombo | 2019 to 2020 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 43 vehicles this is a small campaign: 79% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2012 to 2020, so the oldest vehicles on it were 8 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
VAC-Tron vehicles have been recalled over the exterior lighting 2 times before this, most recently in January 2020 as 20V059000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 2 other recalls published here: 20V368000 (exterior lighting), 20V206000 (structure).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Vac-Tron Equipment, LLC with NHTSA on April 7, 2020 as campaign 20V201000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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