Abstract: A vacuum cleaning system for a motor vehicle includes an inlet port disposed in a predetermined portion of an interior passenger cabin and an outlet port disposed in a predetermined portion of a cargo area of such vehicle and which are connected therebetween with a conduit. A suction generating assembly is disposed within the cargo area and includes a housing attached to a floor member of the cargo area. The housing has an intake opening aligned with the outlet port and an exhaust opening disposed on an outer surface of the housing and which are connected therebetween by a passageway. A waste collection container is removably disposed within the housing intermediate the intake and the exhaust openings. A flexible hose engages the inlet port for vacuum cleaning the interior passenger cabin.