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Vactor Guzzler Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 0 owner complaints across 2 model years of the Vactor Guzzler (2012–2013).

1
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
2012
year with most recalls

Pick your Vactor Guzzler model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2013 Vactor Guzzler10
2012 Vactor Guzzler10

All Vactor Guzzler recalls (1)

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

  1. Equipment

    NHTSA 13V119000 Reported 22 vehicles potentially affected Vactor Manufacturing

    Vactor Manufacturing (Vactor) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 HXX and Guzzler vacuum trucks equipped with an Alkota water heater. These trucks were not equipped with an oil primary control. If the burner for the water heater fails to ignite normally, fuel can accumulate in the water heater combustion chamber.

    Remedy: Vactor will notify owners, and dealers will replace the burner assembly, free of charge. The recall began during April 2013. Customers may contact Vactor at 1-815-672-3171. Vactor's recall number is SB-263.

    Model years: 2012, 2013

Other Vactor models

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.