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NHTSA campaign 13V434000 · Vactor campaign SB 264

Vactor Recall 13V-434: Vehicle may Inadvertently Move/Trans Software

NHTSA recall 13V434000 (Vactor campaign SB 264) was reported by Vactor Manufacturing on September 16, 2013, with 30 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Vactor Ramjet for model years 2012–2013. Owners were notified on October 21, 2013, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
13V434000 (also written 13V-434 or 13V434)
Filed by
Vactor Manufacturing
Vactor campaign number
SB 264
Report received
Potentially affected
30 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Electrical System — Software
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V434000. 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 13V434000.

Defect description

Vactor Manufacturing is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Ramjet vehicles equipped with Allison Transmissions. Due to an incorrect transmission software parameter, the vehicle may go into drive mode while in PTO is being used.

Safety consequence

The remote throttle would function and the vehicle could potentially over power the park brake causing personal injury or a vehicle crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Vactor notified all affected end users in early September 2013. Dealers will reprogram the transmission software, free of charge. Owners may contact Vactor at 1-815-672-3171. Vactor's recall number is SB 264.

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 13V434000

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.