{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Vactor recall 14V159 (SB-268): Guzzler Guzzcavator, Vactor HXX (2010 to 2014)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/14v159/",
  "summary": "Recall 14V159 (Vactor): If the water heater comes loose and falls off the chassis while the vehicle is being driven, the heater may become a road hazard...",
  "excerpt": "Guzzler Guzzcavator, Vactor Hxx, model years 2010 to 2014. Filed by Vactor Manufacturing and reported to NHTSA on 28 March 2014. 106 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says 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 … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Vactor's own number for this recall: SB-268. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 14V159 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If the water heater comes loose and falls off the chassis while the vehicle is being driven, the heater may become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.” 14V159 Vactor Manufacturing Equipment:Appliance:Electric Water Heater 28 March 2014 2010-2014 GUZZLER GUZZCAVATOR, VACTOR HXX If the water heater comes loose and falls off t",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T15:59:41+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T08:22:44+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Vactor recall 14V159 (SB-268): Guzzler Guzzcavator, Vactor HXX (2010 to 2014)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/14v159/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}