2017 Autocar Xpeditor recalls
There are 15 safety recalls on record for the 2017 Autocar Xpeditor, covering 39,313 vehicles in total across all the models in each campaign. Newest first.
All recalls
Service brakes, air: supply: reservoir/tank
- What is wrong
- Autocar, LLC (Autocar) is recalling certain 2015-2022 ACTT (Xspotter) and ACX (Xpeditor) vehicles. The air tanks have an insufficient volume of air for the brake system. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 121, "Air Brake Systems."
- Risk
- Insufficient air volume can reduce brake function, extending the distance required to stop and increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect and replace or add additional air tanks as necessary, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters explaining the safety risk were mailed November 2026. Owners will receive a second notice once remedy parts become available, anticipated September 2026. Owners may contact Autocar customer service at 1‑888‑218‑3611. Autocar's numbers for this recall are ACTT-2503 and ACX-2503.
Recall number 25V449000 · Recall details
Parking brake: indicator light
- What is wrong
- Autocar, LLC (Autocar) is recalling certain 2016-2023 ACX (Xpeditor) and 2021-2023 DC (Legend) vehicles. The park brake warning light may incorrectly illuminate during an air loss event. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 101, "Control and Displays."
- Risk
- A park brake warning light that illuminates incorrectly increases the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the pressure switch, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 2, 2024. Owners may contact Autocar customer service at 1‑888‑218‑3611. Autocar's numbers for this recall are ACX-2311 and DC-2306. This recall is an expansion of recall number 23V‑400.
Recall number 23V699000 · Recall details
Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel
- What is wrong
- Autocar, LLC (Autocar) is recalling certain 2016-2023 ACX (Xpeditor) and 2020-2023 DC (Legend) vehicles. The park brake warning light may incorrectly illuminate during an air loss event. As such, these trucks fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 101, "Control and Displays."
- Risk
- A park brake warning light that illuminates incorrectly increases the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the pressure switch, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 31, 2023. Owners may contact Autocar customer service at 1‑888‑218‑3611. Autocar's numbers for this recall is ACX-2307 and DC-2303.
Recall number 23V400000 · Recall details
Parking brake
- What is wrong
- Autocar, LLC (Autocar) is recalling certain 2012-2016 Xpert, 2010-2020 Xspotter, 2008-2020 Xpeditor, 2008-2010 WXLL and WX vehicles. A worn parking brake control valve can leak air into the vent line, creating excessive back pressure and causing the parking brake to release unexpectedly.
- Risk
- The unexpected release of the parking brake may allow the vehicle to rollaway, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will remove the vent line and fitting from the valve, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 23, 2023. Owners may contact Autocar customer service at 1‑888‑218‑3611. Autocar's number for this recall is ACX-2023 ACTT-2301.
Recall number 23V023000 · Recall details
Structure: frame and members
- What is wrong
- Autocar, LLC. (Autocar) is recalling certain 2014-2018 Xpeditor vehicles manufactured with a single cross-member behind the engine and equipped with a front engine power take off (FEPTO). The mounting brackets of the first cross member behind the engine may fail prematurely due to strain caused by improper spacing between the cross members, causing the supportive cross member to become loose and detach from the frame rails.
- Risk
- If the cross member fails, the components that it supports may come loose from the vehicle, increasing the risk of crash.
- Remedy
- Autocar will notify owners, and dealers will replace any damaged components as well as install additional support brackets and an additional cross member, free of charge. Autocar issued owners an interim notification on September 18, 2020. Owners may contact Autocar's customer service at 1‑888‑218‑3611 or 1‑877‑973‑3486. Autocar's number for this recall is ACX-2003. Note: These vehicles were separated out of the previous Autocar recall (19V‑456) due to their unique configuration.
Recall number 20V417000 · Recall details
Traction control system
- What is wrong
- Autocar, LLC (Autocar) is recalling certain 2016-2020 Autocar Xpeditor vehicles equipped with Wabco Automatic Traction Control (ATC) electronic control units (ECU). The ATC ECUs may not be programmed correctly and may malfunction without warning.
- Risk
- An ATC ECU malfunction may increase the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Autocar will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the ATC ECU, free of charge. Owners may contact Autocar customer service at 1‑888‑218‑3611 or 1‑877‑973‑3486. The recall began July 6, 2020. Autocar's number for this recall is ACX-2002.
Recall number 20V257000 · Recall details
Electrical system: ignition
- What is wrong
- Autocar, LLC (Autocar) is recalling certain 2013-2020 Xpeditor vehicles. The ignition relay may fail without warning, causing the vehicle to stall.
- Risk
- A vehicle stall can increase the risk of crash.
- Remedy
- Autocar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ignition relay, free of charge. Autocar issued owners an interim notification on March 12, 2020. Owners may contact Autocar customer service at 1‑888‑218‑3611 or 1‑877‑973‑3486. Autocar's number for this recall is ACX-2001.
Recall number 20V013000 · Recall details
Structure: frame and members
- What is wrong
- Autocar, LLC (Autocar) is recalling certain 2013-2018 Autocar Xpeditor vehicles. The drive shaft support cross member may fail.
- Risk
- If the cross member fails, the components that it supports may come loose from the vehicle, increasing the risk of crash.
- Remedy
- Autocar will notify owners, and dealers will install additional support brackets and cross members and replace any damaged components, free of charge. Autocar issued owners an interim notification on August 7, 2019. The recall began October 13, 2020. Owners may contact Autocar customer service at 1‑888‑218‑3611 or 1‑877‑973‑3486. Autocar's number for this recall is ACX-1906.
Recall number 19V456000 · Recall details
Parking brake: conventional: air
- What is wrong
- Autocar, LLC (Autocar) is recalling certain 2008-2019 Xpeditor vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with undersized brake chambers, possibly allowing the truck to roll when parked. As a result, the vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 121, "Air brake systems."
- Risk
- Unexpected movement when parked can increase the risk of crash.
- Remedy
- Autocar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the parking brake chambers with ones of the proper size, free of charge. The recall began April 16, 2019. Owners may contact Autocar customer service at 1‑888‑218‑3611 or 1‑877‑973‑3486. Autocar's number for this recall is ACX-1903.
Recall number 19V091000 · Recall details
Electrical system: wiring
- What is wrong
- Autocar, LLC (Autocar) is recalling certain 2014-2018 Xpeditor vehicles equipped with a factory installed methane detection system. The circuit protection for the methane detector may be inadequate, and the harness may be improperly routed.
- Risk
- In the event that the wiring harness carries excessive current, the harness may overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.
- Remedy
- Autocar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ten amp fuse with a three amp fuse, free of charge. The recall began on April 13, 2018. Owners may contact Autocar customer service at 1‑888‑218‑3611 or 1‑877‑973‑3486. Autocar's number for this recall is ACX-1801.
Recall number 18V165000 · Recall details
Visibility: defroster/defogger/HVAC system
- What is wrong
- Autocar, LLC (Autocar) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Xpeditor vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with an HVAC defrost door actuator system mechanism that may overheat due to inadequate circuit protection.
- Risk
- Overheating of the defrost actuator increases the risk of a fire.
- Remedy
- Autocar will notify owners, and dealers will install an additional harness with a one amp fuse to the circuit, free of charge. The recall began on January 12, 2018. Owners may contact Autocar customer service at 1‑888‑218‑3611. Autocar's number for this recall is ACX-1704.
Recall number 17V783000 · Recall details
Electrical system: ignition
- What is wrong
- 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.
- Risk
- An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- 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. Owners may contact Autocar customer service at 1‑765‑489‑5499. Autocar's number for this recall is ACX-1606.
Recall number 16V855000 · Recall details
Steering: linkages
- What is wrong
- Autocar, LLC (Autocar) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Xpeditor vehicles manufactured March 2, 2015, to September 22, 2016. The castle nuts on the steering linkage assembly may not have been tightened properly.
- Risk
- If the castle nuts were not properly tightened, the cotter pin could shear and the steering linkage assembly components could separate, resulting in the loss of steering and increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Autocar will notify owners, and dealers will tighten the steering linkage castle nuts, as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin during November 2016. Owners may contact Autocar customer service at 1‑888‑218‑3611. Autocar's number for this recall is ACX-1604.
Recall number 16V720000 · Recall details
Engine and engine cooling: engine: diesel
- What is wrong
- Autocar, LLC (Autocar) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Xpeditor vehicles manufactured March 21, 2016, to April 11, 2016, equipped with a Cummins ISX12 or ISX15 engine using certain engine control modules (ECM). These ECM's may experience an internal electrical short that can cause a fuse to blow, resulting in an unexpected engine stall without the ability to restart the engine.
- Risk
- An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Cummins will notify owners, and Cummins dealers will replace the existing ECM with a new ECM, free of charge. The recall began on July 7, 2016. Owners may contact Cummins customer service at 1‑800‑343‑7357 or Autocar customer service at 1‑765‑489‑5499. Autocar's number for this recall is ACX-1603.
Recall number 16V394000 · Recall details
Suspension: rear: axle: spindle
- What is wrong
- Autocar, LLC (Autocar) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Xpeditor vehicles manufactured March 04, 2016, through April 21, 2016. The tab lock washers on the rear axle wheel ends may not have been properly bent over the outer spindle nut during assembly.
- Risk
- If the spindle nuts loosen, the wheel assembly may separate from the rear axle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Autocar will notify owners and dealers will inspect the tab lock washers and remedy tabs where needed, free of charge. The recall began on June 30, 2016. Owners may contact Autocar's customer service at 1‑765‑489‑5499. Autocar's number for this recall is ACX-1602.
Recall number 16V316000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2017 Autocar Xpeditor recalls
How do I check if my 2017 Autocar Xpeditor has an open recall?
Enter your VIN in the VIN decoder on this page to see the recalls for your exact model and year, then confirm with any dealer of the brand or the manufacturer, who can tell you whether the repair was already done on your car.
Do I have to pay for a recall repair?
No. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer of the brand, even if the car is out of warranty or you are not the first owner.
How many recalls does the 2017 Autocar Xpeditor have?
15, covering service brakes, air, parking brake and electrical system.
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