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Vactor Manufacturing hydraulic dump body cylinder can corrode at the threaded joint over time, causing the cylinder to fail when in a dump cycle.

NHTSA campaign 18V-133 · Reported February 22, 2018 · 1,130 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Vactor Manufacturing
VEHICLES AFFECTED
1,130
REMEDY
Vactor will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the hydraulic cylinder, repairing or replacing the cylinder as necessary, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Vactor Manufacturing reported a problem with the equipment. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The hydraulic dump body cylinder can corrode at the threaded joint over time, causing the cylinder to fail when in a dump cycle.

WHY IT MATTERS

If the hydraulic dump body cylinder fails during a dump cycle, the dump body may unexpectedly move, increasing the risk of injury.

WHAT TO DO

Vactor will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the hydraulic cylinder, repairing or replacing the cylinder as necessary, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 18V-133.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 18V-133

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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