Recall campaign · NHTSA 15V443000

Equipment: appliance: air conditioner

Autocar, LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2015-07-10.

Recall campaignNHTSA 15V443000

Equipment: appliance: air conditioner

Component
Equipment: appliance: air conditioner
Manufacturer
Autocar, LLC
Vehicles affected
1,042
Reported to NHTSA
2015-07-10
Owners notified
2015-09-03

Defect description

Autocar, LLC (Autocar) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Xpeditor vehicles manufactured November 18, 2014, to July 6, 2015. The affected vehicles are equipped with heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) units whose defrost mode door actuators may overheat.

Safety risk

Overheating of the defrost actuator increases the risk of a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Autocar will notify owners, and dealers will install an additional harness with four, one amp fuses to the circuit, free of charge. The recall began on September 3, 2015. Owners may contact Autocar customer service at 1-765-489-5499. Autocar's number for this recall is ACX-1504.

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

7 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
AUTOCAR Xpeditor2016 2015 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009

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.