Recall campaign · NHTSA 14V512000

Fuel system, diesel

Autocar Industries, LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2014-08-20.

Recall campaignNHTSA 14V512000

Fuel system, diesel

Component
Fuel system, diesel
Manufacturer
Autocar Industries, LLC
Vehicles affected
19
Reported to NHTSA
2014-08-20
Owners notified
2014-04-12

Defect description

Autocar Industries, LLC (Autocar) is recalling certain model year 2015 Xspotter heavy duty trucks manufactured May 23, 2014, to June 13, 2014. The Cummins ISB or ISL engines in these vehicles may have been equipped with Fleetguard UFF-XT fuel filters, part number FF63009, whose filter shell may separate from the fuel filter nut plate causing the engine to stall without warning.

Safety risk

If the engine stalls unexpectedly there is an increased risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Cummins will notify owners for Autocar, and Cummins service centers will replace the fuel filter, free of charge. The recall began in August 2014. Owners may contact Autocar customer service at 1-765-489-5499 or Cummins customer service at 1-800-223-4583. Autocar's number for this recall is T-1409.

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.

Scope of coverage

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
AUTOCAR Xspotter2015

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.