Autocar, LLC: Traction Control System
Autocar, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on May 7, 2020 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 80. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Autocar, LLC (Autocar) is recalling certain 2016-2020 Autocar Xpeditor vehicles equipped with Wabco Automatic Traction Control (ATC) electronic control units (ECU). The ATC ECUs may not be programmed correctly and may malfunction without warning.
The risk
An ATC ECU malfunction may increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Autocar will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the ATC ECU, free of charge. Owners may contact Autocar customer service at 1-888-218-3611 or 1-877-973-3486. The recall began July 6, 2020. Autocar's number for this recall is ACX-2002.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Autocar Xpeditor | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Autocar Xpeditor | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Autocar Xpeditor | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Autocar Xpeditor | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Autocar Xpeditor | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Autocar Xpeditor | 0 | 19 | 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 20V257000.
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