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Vactor - Incorrect water heater fasteners
Official notice
28 Mar 2014
Last checked
28 Mar 2014
An official NHTSA notice concerns Vactor - Incorrect water heater fasteners. If the water heater comes loose and falls off the chassis while the vehicle is being driven, the heater may become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash. Published 2014-03-28.
What to do now
Vactor will notify owners, and dealers will correct the mounting hardware, free of charge. The recall began on may 20, 2014. Owners may contact vactor at 1-847-622-7069. Vactor's number for this recall is sb-268.
Units affected
106
Recall number
SB-268
Official notice
2014-03-28
The hazard
The hazard
If the water heater comes loose and falls off the chassis while the vehicle is being driven, the heater may become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
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Brand: Vactor. Contact: Vactor Manufacturing.
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