Autocar Fuel System, Diesel: Fuel Rail

Autocar is recalling about 1,001 vehicles over a problem with the fuel system, diesel. A high pressure fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.

Campaign
21V956000
Manufacturer
Autocar, LLC
Reported
9 December 2021
Vehicles
1,001
Built between
Not published
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
11 March 2022
Repaired
43%
Unrepaired
572

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • 2020-2022 Autocar Legend
  • 2019-2022 Autocar Xpeditor

Repair progress

572 of 1,001 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2023.

43% repaired — 429 of 1,001 reported

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 2019-2022 Xpeditor and 2020-2022 Legend vehicles. The fuel tubes between the fuel rail and the injectors for cylinders four, five, and six may fatigue and crack, which can result in a high pressure fuel leak.

What could happen

A high pressure fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.

What gets fixed

Cummins will replace the fuel tubes, and install vibration isolators, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters explaining the safety risk were mailed January 28, 2022. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 11, 2022.

Parts involved

  • Injector Fuel Supply TubeCummins Part Number 3695190Fuel tube between fuel rail and fuel injector
  • Injector Fuel Supply TubeCummins Part Number 5486389Fuel tube between fuel rail and fuel injector
  • Injector Fuel Supply TubeCummins Part Number 5536516Fuel tube between fuel rail and fuel injector

Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA9 December 2021
  2. Owners notified11 March 2022
  3. Latest repair reportQ4 2023 — 43% 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 9 December 2021.

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 1-888-218-3611 or 1-877-976-3486. Autocar's number for this recall is ACX-2108 DC-2105.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
ACX-2108 DC-2105
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.nhtsa.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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