NHTSA Recall 20V508000
Filed by Vac-Tron Equipment, LLC. Component: Exterior Lighting. Reported 2020-08-27. An estimated 134 vehicles are affected. Recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer.
Defect
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."
Risk
The lack of clearance lights and reflectors, may make the vehicle harder to see, increasing the risk of a crash.
What the manufacturer will do
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.
Manufacturer campaign number: VVK0011
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.
Vehicles covered by this recall
- 2016 Vac-Tron Htv 373 Pto
- 2017 Vac-Tron Htv 373 Pto
- 2018 Vac-Tron Htv 373 Pto
- 2019 Vac-Tron Htv 373 Pto
- 2020 Vac-Tron Htv 373 Pto
- 2015 Vac-Tron Htv 573 Pto
- 2016 Vac-Tron Htv 573 Pto
- 2017 Vac-Tron Htv 573 Pto
- 2018 Vac-Tron Htv 573 Pto
- 2019 Vac-Tron Htv 573 Pto
- 2020 Vac-Tron Htv 573 Pto
- 2016 Vac-Tron Htv 873 Pto
- 2017 Vac-Tron Htv 873 Pto
- 2018 Vac-Tron Htv 873 Pto
- 2019 Vac-Tron Htv 873 Pto
- 2020 Vac-Tron Htv 873 Pto
- 2016 Vac-Tron Jtv 873 Pto
- 2017 Vac-Tron Jtv 873 Pto
- 2018 Vac-Tron Jtv 873 Pto
- 2019 Vac-Tron Jtv 873 Pto
- 2020 Vac-Tron Jtv 873 Pto