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Vactor Manufacturing — Incorrect water heater fasteners - safety alert

Official notice

28 Mar 2014

Risk not stated by sourceNHTSA

An official NHTSA notice concerns Vactor Manufacturing — Incorrect water heater fasteners - safety alert. The official notice reports a defect involving the chassis. This could increase the risk of a crash. Published 2014-03-28.

What to do now

The official notice includes instructions for owners. Follow the official NHTSA notice for next steps.

Units affected

106

Recall number

SB-268

Official notice

2014-03-28

The hazard

The official notice reports a defect involving the chassis. This could increase the risk of a crash.

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Affected products

Product 1

Vactor Manufacturing — Incorrect water heater fasteners

Units affected

106

Risk / hazard

The official notice reports a defect involving the chassis. This could increase the risk of a crash.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

US · United States

Affected area 1

US · United States

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Vactor. Contact: Vactor Manufacturing.

Source & status

Source

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

unspecified

Recall details

Recall number

SB-268

Campaign number

14V159000

Units affected

106

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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