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NHTSA campaign 13V119000 · Vactor campaign SB-263

Vactor Recall 13V-119: Water Heater Oil Control

NHTSA recall 13V119000 (Vactor campaign SB-263) was reported by Vactor Manufacturing on April 3, 2013, with 22 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Vactor Guzzler and Vactor HXX for model years 2012–2013. Owners were notified on April 17, 2013, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 13V119000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
13V119000 (also written 13V-119 or 13V119)
Filed by
Vactor Manufacturing
Vactor campaign number
SB-263
Report received
Potentially affected
22 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Equipment
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V119000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V119000.

Defect description

Vactor Manufacturing (Vactor) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 HXX and Guzzler vacuum trucks equipped with an Alkota water heater. These trucks were not equipped with an oil primary control. If the burner for the water heater fails to ignite normally, fuel can accumulate in the water heater combustion chamber.

Safety consequence

If fuel accumulates, when the burner is lit, there may be a larger than normal flame which could lead to a vehicle fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Vactor will notify owners, and dealers will replace the burner assembly, free of charge. The recall began during April 2013. Customers may contact Vactor at 1-815-672-3171. Vactor's recall number is SB-263.

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.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 13V119000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.