Vactor recalls

Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.

11 recalls found for Vactor vehicles in NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026, the newest filed January 29, 2020. Choose a model:

Newest Vactor recalls

Jan 29, 202020V050000Electrical system777 vehicles
2017-2020 Vactor 2100I
While in Recirculation (RECIRC) or Flusher mode and then switched to Jetting mode, the safety interlocks may fail resulting in unintentional vehicle movement.
Feb 22, 201818V133000Equipment1,130 vehicles
Vactor 2100 Plus and HXX
The hydraulic dump body cylinder can corrode at the threaded joint over time, causing the cylinder to fail when in a dump cycle.
Jun 5, 201717V367000Vehicle speed control, parking brake37 vehicles
2015-2017 Vactor Jetter
In certain conditions, the idle may unexpected rise, allowing the affected vehicles to over power the parking brake.
Jun 16, 201515V379000Equipment387 vehicles
Vactor 2100 Plus, Guzzler Guzzcavator and 1 more model
The affected vacuum trucks have boilers that may have been assembled with incorrect hardware and/or improper tightening procedures.
Mar 28, 201414V159000Equipment106 vehicles
Vactor HXX and Guzzler Guzzcavator
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.
Sep 16, 201313V434000Electrical system30 vehicles
2012-2013 Vactor Ramjet
Due to an incorrect transmission software parameter, the vehicle may go into drive mode while in PTO is being used.
Apr 3, 201313V119000Equipment22 vehicles
Vactor Guzzler and HXX
These trucks were not equipped with an oil primary control.
Sep 16, 201111V477000Equipment8 vehicles
Vactor Jetter-F and Jetter-V
One of the safety interlocks that are built into the units to protect the operators and assure no vehicle movements can happen during sewer cleaning operations were incorrectly…
Apr 13, 201010V146000Structure480 vehicles
1992-2010 Vactor 2103
The hair pin of the mounting pin that attaches the debris body hoist (dump) to the sub-frame is not sufficient to retain the mounting pin for the entire life expectancy of the…
Oct 6, 200909V387000Equipment115 vehicles
Vactor 2100 and Jetter
These vehicles were either supplied with or refitted with defective hose fittings.

Has your Vactor been repaired?

Recalls here come from NHTSA’s records for the model and year. Not every vehicle of a model is included in every recall, and this site can’t see whether a repair has been done. Only a VIN lookup can tell you that.

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