Vactor Manufacturing one of the safety interlocks that are built into the units to protect the operators and assure no vehicle movements can happen during sewer cleaning operations were incorrectly wired.
The short version
VACTOR MANUFACTURING reported a problem with the equipment. Here is what owners need to know.
ONE OF THE SAFETY INTERLOCKS THAT ARE BUILT INTO THE UNITS TO PROTECT THE OPERATORS AND ASSURE NO VEHICLE MOVEMENTS CAN HAPPEN DURING SEWER CLEANING OPERATIONS WERE INCORRECTLY WIRED.
AS SUCH, THE INTERLOCK WILL NOT PREVENT THE OPERATOR FROM REMOTELY INCREASING THE ENGINE SPEED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STILL IN GEAR. THUS, THE ENGINE CAN OVER POWER THE PARKING BRAKE CAUSING VEHICLE MOVEMENT WITH THE OPERATOR OUTSIDE OF THE CAB, POSSIBLY INJURING THE OPERATOR OR OTHER PERSONS NEARBY.
VACTOR NOTIFIED OWNERS AND ALL 8 VEHICLES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED IN THE FIELD BY VACTOR, FREE OF CHARGE.
Affected vehicles
These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 11V-477.
| YEAR RANGE | MODEL |
|---|---|
| — | See NHTSA record 11V-477 |
What changed
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