Recall · 20V206000
Vac-Tron Equipment recalled 5 models over structure
50
Vehicles covered
5
Models
38
Model years
April 8, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
STRUCTURE
- The defect
- Vac-Tron Equipment, LLC. (Vac-Tron) is recalling certain 2012-2020 MC833SDT, MC835SDT, MC855SDT, and MC873SDT Vacuum Excavator Trailers. The trailers may not have an extended lower chassis, reducing rear impact protection. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 224, "Rear Impact Protection."
- What it can cause
- In the event of a rear impact crash, the other vehicle can travel under the rear of the vacuum excavator, increasing the risk of serious injury or death to someone in the other vehicle.
- 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. Vac-Tron's number for this recall is VVK0006.
- 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 833 SDT | 2012 to 2020 | Not published here |
| VAC-TronMC 835 SDT | 2012 to 2020 | Not published here |
| VAC-TronMC 855 SDT | 2012 to 2020 | Not published here |
| VAC-TronMC 873 SDT | 2012 to 2020 | Not published here |
| VAC-TronMinicombo | 2019 to 2020 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 50 vehicles this is a small campaign: 78% 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.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 3 other recalls published here: 20V368000 (exterior lighting), 20V204000 (exterior lighting), 20V201000 (exterior lighting).
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 8, 2020 as campaign 20V206000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes . Data last checked 2020-04-08.
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