Autocar, LLC: Service Brakes, Air
Autocar, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on May 8, 2013 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 82. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Autocar, LLC is recalling certain model year 2005-2013 ACX, WX, and WXLL trucks built November 16, 2004, through September 10, 2012. On the affected vehicles, the air brake systems were built without the required air tank drain valve. Therefore, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 121, "Air Brake Systems."
The risk
Air tanks with valves omitted will not drain if moisture is introduced into the tank, potentially reducing air capacity in the air brake system, which could cause a reduction in brake performance and equipment durability, thus increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Autocar will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles free of charge. The recall began on June 27, 2013. Owners may contact Autocar at 1-765-489-5499. Autocar's recall campaign number is A-1302.
27 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Autocar Acx | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Autocar WX | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Autocar Wxll | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Autocar Acx | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Autocar WX | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Autocar Wxll | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Autocar Acx | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Autocar WX | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Autocar Wxll | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Autocar Acx | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Autocar WX | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Autocar Wxll | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Autocar Acx | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Autocar WX | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Autocar Wxll | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Autocar Acx | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Autocar WX | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Autocar Wxll | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Autocar Acx | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Autocar WX | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Autocar Wxll | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Autocar Acx | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Autocar WX | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Autocar Wxll | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Autocar Acx | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Autocar WX | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Autocar Wxll | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 13V184000.
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