NHTSA campaign 14V159000 · Vactor campaign SB-268
Guzzler and Vactor Recall 14V-159: Incorrect Water Heater Fasteners
NHTSA recall 14V159000 (Vactor campaign SB-268) was reported by Vactor Manufacturing on March 28, 2014, with 106 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Vactor HXX and Guzzler Guzzcavator for model years 2010–2014. Owners were notified on May 20, 2014, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 14V159000 (also written 14V-159 or 14V159)
- Filed by
- Vactor Manufacturing
- Vactor campaign number
- SB-268
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 106 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Appliance — Electric Water Heater
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 14V159000. 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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As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 14V159000.
Defect description
Vactor Manufacturing Inc. (Vactor) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 HXX-Fan, 2010-2014 HXX-Prodigy, and 2012-2014 HXX-PD and Guzzler Guzzcavator vacuum excavation trucks. In the affected vehicles, the water heater and/or cabinet that is mounted to the subframe chassis may come loose due to incorrect fasteners being used to mount the water heater.
Safety consequence
If the water heater comes loose and falls off the chassis while the vehicle is being driven, the heater may become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Vactor will notify owners, and dealers will correct the mounting hardware, free of charge. The recall began on May 20, 2014. Owners may contact Vactor at 1-847-622-7069. Vactor's number for this recall is SB-268.
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 14V159000
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.