Recall Register

Velvac: equipment recalls

NHTSA lists 3 equipment recall campaigns for Velvac. NHTSA received the reports from 1987 to 2014. The campaigns have 22,116 units in total. The newest campaign is 14E081000. NHTSA received the report on 5 Dec 2014.

The defect, the consequence and the remedy on this page are the summaries in the NHTSA recall file. The file names the manufacturer that filed each recall report.

NHTSA recall file through .

Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 22,116 units in total.

  1. 14E081000Received . 9,216 units.

    Equipment

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Velvac, Inc. (Velvac) is recalling certain warning triangle kits under brand name Velvac TO-502 Part No 90235 and brand name Torch Industrial TO-205 Part No. 090235, manufactured December 28, 2012, to April 10, 2014. These warning triangle kits do not comply with configuration, stability, color, and durability testing. Thus, these warning triangle kits fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 125 "Warning devices."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the warning triangle fails to provide adequate stability and reflectivity when used outdoors, it can increase the risk of a vehicle crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Velvac will notify owners, and dealers will replace the warning triangles, free of charge. The recall began January 22, 2015. Owners may contact Velvac customer service at 1-262-787-7102.

    Products named: Velvac To-502; Torch Industrial To-205.

    Report filed by Velvac, Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 88E001000Received . 962 units.

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Power Assist

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Hydraulic over vaccum control valves used to tap into the trucks original hydraulic brake system may leak.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This leaking of valves could cause loss of hydraulicfluid from the master cylinder and if significant amount, could result in lossof braking capacity.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Replace present valves with valves with proper o ring.

    Products named: Velvac.

    Report filed by VELVAC INC..

  3. 87E026000Received . 11,938 units.

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Hose fails to comply to crush test for FMVSS no. 106.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Hose becomes oval and may restrict flow of vacuum onvacuum assisted hydraulic brake system.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Replace all hose with new improved hose.

    Products named: Velvac.

    Report filed by VELVAC INC..

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Counts

Velvac equipment campaigns, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 1987, with 1 campaign.
Velvac: campaigns for each component
ComponentCampaigns
Service Brakes, Hydraulic2
Equipment1

Products in the campaigns

The product names in the NHTSA file.

  • To-5021

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. Velvac: equipment recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/other/velvac/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026

Manufacturers in the recall file: Velvac, Inc..

The brand is the make that NHTSA records for the campaign. A campaign that names 2 brands is on the page of each brand. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which Velvac products do the campaigns name?
The NHTSA records have 1 product name for these campaigns. The name in the most campaigns is: To-502
How many units does a Velvac equipment campaign have?
The median Velvac campaign has 9,216 units. The median of all 2,866 equipment campaigns is 1,677 units.
Which component do the Velvac campaigns name most often?
Service Brakes, Hydraulic, in 2 campaigns. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.