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Guzzler Guzzcavator Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 4 model years of the Guzzler Guzzcavator (2012–2015).

2
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
2014
year with most recalls

Pick your Guzzler Guzzcavator model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2015 Guzzler Guzzcavator10
2014 Guzzler Guzzcavator20
2013 Guzzler Guzzcavator10
2012 Guzzler Guzzcavator10

All Guzzler Guzzcavator recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Guzzler Guzzcavator, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Equipment

    NHTSA 15V379000 Reported 387 vehicles potentially affected Vactor Manufacturing

    Vactor Manufacturing (Vactor) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Vactor HXX PD, HXX Fan, HXX Prodigy, and 2100 Plus, and Guzzler Guzzcavator trucks manufactured January 10, 2014, to June 2, 2015. The affected vacuum trucks have boilers that may have been assembled with incorrect hardware and/or improper tightening procedures.

    Remedy: Vactor will notify owners and dealers will inspect and repair the units, as needed, free of charge. The recall began on July 20, 2015. Owners may contact Vactor customer service at 1-877-342-5374.

    Model years: 2014, 2015

  2. Electric water heater (equipment)

    NHTSA 14V159000 Reported 106 vehicles potentially affected Vactor Manufacturing

    Vactor Manufacturing Inc. (Vactor) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 HXX-Fan, 2010-2014 HXX-Prodigy, and 2012-2014 HXX-PD and Guzzler Guzzcavator vacuum excavation trucks. In the affected vehicles, the water heater and/or cabinet that is mounted to the subframe chassis may come loose due to incorrect fasteners being used to…

    Remedy: 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.

    Model years: 2012, 2013, 2014

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.