2015–2020 Vac-Tron LP 873 SGT & 2016–2020 Vac-Tron LP 873 XDT + 2 more recall: body & structure
⚠️ What's wrong
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 fix
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.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 20V744000
- Manufacturer recall #
- VMV001
- Manufacturer
- Vac-Tron Equipment, LLC
- Vehicles affected
- 38
- Component
- STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
- Owner phone
- 1-877-342-5374
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jan 22, 2021
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- 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.