Recall 11V477000
Equipment — Vactor · reported 16 Sep 2011 · 8 vehicles potentially affected
What's wrong
VACTOR IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010-2011 JETTER-F AND JETTER-V SEWER CLEANERS MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 2010, THROUGH APRIL 2011. 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 risk
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.
The fix
VACTOR NOTIFIED OWNERS AND ALL 8 VEHICLES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED IN THE FIELD BY VACTOR, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 17, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VACTOR AT 1-847-622-7069.
OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
Vehicles covered by this recall
Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Is this car's recall fixed?
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.
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