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NHTSA Campaign 20V206000

STRUCTURE

Issued by Vac-Tron Equipment, LLC · Reported Apr 8, 2020 · 50 vehicles affected

What's wrong

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."

Consequence

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.

Remedy

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.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
VAC-TRON MC 833 SDT 2012 50
VAC-TRON MC 833 SDT 2013 50
VAC-TRON MC 833 SDT 2014 50
VAC-TRON MC 833 SDT 2015 50
VAC-TRON MC 833 SDT 2016 50
VAC-TRON MC 833 SDT 2017 50
VAC-TRON MC 833 SDT 2018 50
VAC-TRON MC 833 SDT 2019 50
VAC-TRON MC 833 SDT 2020 50
VAC-TRON MC 835 SDT 2012 50
VAC-TRON MC 835 SDT 2013 50
VAC-TRON MC 835 SDT 2014 50
VAC-TRON MC 835 SDT 2015 50
VAC-TRON MC 835 SDT 2016 50
VAC-TRON MC 835 SDT 2017 50
VAC-TRON MC 835 SDT 2018 50
VAC-TRON MC 835 SDT 2019 50
VAC-TRON MC 835 SDT 2020 50
VAC-TRON MC 855 SDT 2012 50
VAC-TRON MC 855 SDT 2013 50
VAC-TRON MC 855 SDT 2014 50
VAC-TRON MC 855 SDT 2015 50
VAC-TRON MC 855 SDT 2016 50
VAC-TRON MC 855 SDT 2017 50
VAC-TRON MC 855 SDT 2018 50
VAC-TRON MC 855 SDT 2019 50
VAC-TRON MC 855 SDT 2020 50
VAC-TRON MC 873 SDT 2012 50
VAC-TRON MC 873 SDT 2013 50
VAC-TRON MC 873 SDT 2014 50
VAC-TRON MC 873 SDT 2015 50
VAC-TRON MC 873 SDT 2016 50
VAC-TRON MC 873 SDT 2017 50
VAC-TRON MC 873 SDT 2018 50
VAC-TRON MC 873 SDT 2019 50
VAC-TRON MC 873 SDT 2020 50
VAC-TRON MINICOMBO 2019 50
VAC-TRON MINICOMBO 2020 50

Source: NHTSA Campaign 20V206000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.