Autocar Electrical System: Ignition

Autocar is recalling about 4,904 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.

Campaign
16V855000
Manufacturer
Autocar, LLC
Reported
28 November 2016
Vehicles
4,904
Built between
Dec 2012 – Nov 2016
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
20 January 2017
Repaired
58%
Unrepaired
1,941

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between December 2012 and November 2016. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2013-2017 Autocar XpeditorBuilt December 2012 to November 2016

Repair progress

1,941 of 4,904 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2018.

58% repaired — 2,854 of 4,904 reported

Scrapped or exported
109

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Autocar, LLC (Autocar) is recalling certain model year 2013-2017 Xpeditor vehicles manufactured December 10, 2012, to November 1, 2016. In the affected vehicles, fuse box vibration may cause the ignition relay to open resulting in an engine stall.

What could happen

An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Autocar will notify owners, and dealers will install an additional bracket to lower the vibration of the fuse box, free of charge. The recall began on January 20, 2017.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtDecember 2012 to November 2016
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA28 November 2016
  3. Owners notified20 January 2017
  4. Latest repair reportQ2 2018 — 58% repaired

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 28 November 2016.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact Autocar customer service at 1-765-489-5499. Autocar's number for this recall is ACX-1606.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
ACX-1606
Recalling manufacturer
Autocar, LLC
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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