Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 08V612000

Service brakes, air

AUTOCAR, LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2008-11-24.

Recall campaignNHTSA 08V612000

Service brakes, air

Component
Service brakes, air
Manufacturer
AUTOCAR, LLC
Vehicles affected
33
Reported to NHTSA
2008-11-24
Owners notified
2008-12-18

Defect description

AUTOCAR IS RECALLING 103 MY 2008-2009 ACX HEAVY-DUTY CLASS 8 VEHICLES WITH RIGHT-HAND DRIVE. THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 121, 'AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS.' THE AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS TIMING SPECIFICATIONS ARE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE STANDARD.

Safety risk

THIS STANDARD SPECIFIES PERFORMANCE AND EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS, INCLUDING AIR-OVER-HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEMS, TO ENSURE SAFE BRAKING PERFORMANCE UNDER NORMAL AND EMERGENCY CONDITIONS.

Manufacturer remedy

AUTOCAR WILL REPAIR THESE VEHICLES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 11, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AUTOCAR AT 1-765-489-5499.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
AUTOCAR ACX2009 2008

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.