Vac-Tron recall: Exterior lighting
What is wrong
Vac-Tron Equipment, LLC (Vac-Tron) is recalling certain 2016-2020 JTV873PTO, HTV873PTO, HTV573PTO, and HTV373PTO vehicles. These vehicles do not have side clearance lamps, rear clearance lamps, side or rear reflect reflectors. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
What could happen
The lack of clearance lights and reflectors, may make the vehicle harder to see, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Vac-Tron will notify owners, and dealers will prepare field remedy kits which will include the necessary parts and instructions to resolve this noncompliance issues. These field remedy kits will be provided to authorized Vermeer dealers to install, free of charge. The recall began October 27, 2020. Owners may contact Vac-Tron customer service at 1-352-728-2222. Vac-Tron's number for this recall is VVK0011.
Vehicles covered
- Vac-Tron Htv 373 Pto 2016–2020
- Vac-Tron Htv 573 Pto 2015–2020
- Vac-Tron Htv 873 Pto 2016–2020
- Vac-Tron Jtv 873 Pto 2016–2020
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 20V508000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Vac-Tron Equipment, LLC
- Reported to NHTSA
- Aug 27, 2020
- Owners notified
- Oct 27, 2020
- Vehicles or items affected
- 134
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Exterior lighting › Tail lights; Exterior lighting
- Maker's own recall number
- VVK0011
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 108
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.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Vac-Tron recall: Structure Aug 27, 2020
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.