Recall Register

Guzzler: recalls by model and year

NHTSA lists 2 vehicle recall campaigns for Guzzler. The register has 1 model line of the make, model years 2012 to 2015. NHTSA has no complaint on file for the make. By vehicle recall campaigns, Guzzler is number 485 of 644 makes on the register. Vehicle recall campaigns for Guzzler: none in 2024 and none in 2025. For all makes, the count fell by 6.2%, from 950 in 2024 to 891 in 2025.

Select a model lineNHTSA VIN lookup

Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on . Complaint file through . Recall file through .

Model lines

1 model line, in the order of the number of complaints.

Guzzler: recall campaigns and complaints for each model line
Model lineModel yearsCampaignsComplaintsComplaints for each model yearComponent with the most mentions
Guzzcavator4200.0

This table compares the model lines of Guzzler only. The NHTSA files have no sales figures. A model line with more vehicles on the road gets more complaints. This site does not rate one make against another.

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

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Newest recall campaigns

The newest 2 of 2.

  1. 15V379000Received . 387 units.

    Equipment

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vactor Manufacturing (Vactor) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Vactor HXX PD, HXX Fan, HXX Prodigy, and 2100 Plus, and Guzzler Guzzcavator trucks manufactured January 10, 2014, to June 2, 2015. The affected vacuum trucks have boilers that may have been assembled with incorrect hardware and/or improper tightening procedures.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the boiler assembly was not correctly mounted, the cabinet and boiler may detach from the truck, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Vactor will notify owners and dealers will inspect and repair the units, as needed, free of charge. The recall began on July 20, 2015. Owners may contact Vactor customer service at 1-877-342-5374.

    Report filed by Vactor Manufacturing. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: . The campaign has 6 make, model and year entries.

  2. 14V159000Received . 106 units.

    Equipment / Appliance / Electric Water Heater

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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 being used to mount the water heater.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    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.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Vactor will notify owners, and dealers will correct the mounting hardware, free of charge. The recall began on May 20, 2014. Owners may contact Vactor at 1-847-622-7069. Vactor's number for this recall is SB-268.

    Report filed by Vactor Manufacturing. Manufacturer campaign number SB-268. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: . The campaign has 8 make, model and year entries.

Download all 2 campaigns of Guzzler (CSV)

Counts by year

Recall campaigns that name Guzzler vehicles, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 2014, with 1 campaign.
Complaints about Guzzler vehicles, by the year NHTSA received them.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. Guzzler: recalls by model and year. https://recallregister.com/make/guzzler/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
3 Nov 2026
Complaint file through
5 Nov 2026
Investigations that name the make
0
Units in the campaigns
493

Manufacturers in the recall file: Vactor Manufacturing.

The make name is the name in the NHTSA files. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which Guzzler model lines are on the register?
One: the Guzzcavator, with 2 recall campaigns and no complaint.
How many units are in the recall campaigns for Guzzler?
493 units in 2 campaigns. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make.