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Vactor Hxx Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 8 model years of the Vactor Hxx (2010–2017).

4
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
2012
year with most recalls

Pick your Vactor Hxx model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2017 Vactor Hxx10
2016 Vactor Hxx10
2015 Vactor Hxx20
2014 Vactor Hxx30
2013 Vactor Hxx30
2012 Vactor Hxx30
2011 Vactor Hxx20
2010 Vactor Hxx10

All Vactor Hxx recalls (4)

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

  1. Equipment

    NHTSA 18V133000 Reported 1,130 vehicles potentially affected Vactor Manufacturing

    Vactor Manufacturing (Vactor) is recalling certain 2011-2017 HXX and 2100 Plus vacuum excavator trucks. The hydraulic dump body cylinder can corrode at the threaded joint over time, causing the cylinder to fail when in a dump cycle.

    Remedy: Vactor will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the hydraulic cylinder, repairing or replacing the cylinder as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on June 7, 2018. Owners may contact Vactor customer service…

    Model years: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

  2. 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

  3. 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: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

  4. 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.