- Vehicles
- 229
- Built between
- Jan 2015 – Oct 2019
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 20 December 2019
- Repaired
- 77%
- Unrepaired
- 20
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 2015 and October 2019. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2015-2019 Vac-Tron LP 873 SDBuilt January 2015 to October 2019
Repair progress
20 of 229 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2021.
77% repaired — 177 of 229 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 30
- Scrapped or exported
- 2
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Vac-Tron Equipment, LLC is recalling certain 2015-2019 LP873SDT Heavy trailers. The trailer may sway while being towed.
What could happen
Trailer sway can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Vac-Tron will notify owners and dealers will move the trailer axles back 15 inches and modify the rear light wiring, repaint and reapply conspicuity tape that may have been damaged by moving the axles. The recall began December 20, 2019.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 2015 to October 2019
- Recall reported to NHTSA18 October 2019
- Owners notified20 December 2019
- Latest repair reportQ2 2021 — 77% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 18 October 2019.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact Vac-Tron customer service at 1-352-728-2222.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- Vac-Tron Equipment, LLC
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional 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.NHTSA is missing critical, required information for this safety recall. This information must be supplied through the NHTSA Recalls Portal within 5 working days of confirming its accuracy:- A description of how the products to be recalled differ from similar products that are not included in the recall (49 CFR 573.6 (c)(2)).-A description of the defect or noncompliance, including both a brief summary and a detailed description, with graphic aids as necessary, of the nature and physical location (if applicable) of the defect or noncompliance (49 CFR 573.6 (c)(5)).- In the case of a defect, a chronology of all principal events that were the basis for the determination that the defect related to motor vehicle safety, including a summary of all warranty claims, field or service reports, and other information (such as numbers of deaths and/or injuries), with their dates of receipt (49 CFR 573.6 (c)(6)).
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.