AUTOCAR RECALLS & DEFECTS | AUTOCAR PROBLEMS

AUTOCAR RECALLS & DEFECTS | AUTOCAR PROBLEMS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of AUTOCAR recalls and defective parts found on AUTOCAR automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the AUTOCAR manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their design, structure, body, or performance.

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Most Recent Recalls

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
2008-2009 AUTOCAR ACX ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION Recall
2008-2009 AUTOCAR ACX	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION Units affected: 2184	AUTOCAR, LLC Report Date: 2010-08-04
Summary: AUTOCAR IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2009 ACX HEAVY DUTY CLASS 8 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 30, 2007 THROUGH AUGUST 3, 2010. WATER INTRUSION IN THE IGNITION RELAY MAY LEAD TO CORROSION, WHICH MAY SHORT-CIRCUIT THE RELAY CAUSING THE PART TO FAIL.
2003-2010 AUTOCAR WXLL64 FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY Recall
2003-2010 AUTOCAR WXLL64	FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY Units affected: 3113	MCNEILUS TRUCK & MANUFACTURING Report Date: 2010-06-28
Summary: MCNEILUS IS RECALLING CERTAIN TRUCKS BUILT ON AUTOCAR CHASSIS. DURING THE REFUSE BODY MOUNTING PROCESS, CHASSIS AIR TANKS MAY BE RELOCATED TO FACILITATE MOUNTING OF THE BODY. AIRLINES TO THE AIR HOLDBACK VALVE MAY HAVE BEEN RECONNECTED INCORRECTLY AFTER A TANK(S) WAS RELOCATED.
2003-2010 AUTOCAR WX64 FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY Recall
2003-2010 AUTOCAR WX64	FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY Units affected: 3113	MCNEILUS TRUCK & MANUFACTURING Report Date: 2010-06-28
Summary: MCNEILUS IS RECALLING CERTAIN TRUCKS BUILT ON AUTOCAR CHASSIS. DURING THE REFUSE BODY MOUNTING PROCESS, CHASSIS AIR TANKS MAY BE RELOCATED TO FACILITATE MOUNTING OF THE BODY. AIRLINES TO THE AIR HOLDBACK VALVE MAY HAVE BEEN RECONNECTED INCORRECTLY AFTER A TANK(S) WAS RELOCATED.
2003-2010 AUTOCAR WXLL42 FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY Recall
2003-2010 AUTOCAR WXLL42	FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY Units affected: 3113	MCNEILUS TRUCK & MANUFACTURING Report Date: 2010-06-28
Summary: MCNEILUS IS RECALLING CERTAIN TRUCKS BUILT ON AUTOCAR CHASSIS. DURING THE REFUSE BODY MOUNTING PROCESS, CHASSIS AIR TANKS MAY BE RELOCATED TO FACILITATE MOUNTING OF THE BODY. AIRLINES TO THE AIR HOLDBACK VALVE MAY HAVE BEEN RECONNECTED INCORRECTLY AFTER A TANK(S) WAS RELOCATED.
2003-2010 AUTOCAR WXR64 FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY Recall
2003-2010 AUTOCAR WXR64	FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY Units affected: 3113	MCNEILUS TRUCK & MANUFACTURING Report Date: 2010-06-28
Summary: MCNEILUS IS RECALLING CERTAIN TRUCKS BUILT ON AUTOCAR CHASSIS. DURING THE REFUSE BODY MOUNTING PROCESS, CHASSIS AIR TANKS MAY BE RELOCATED TO FACILITATE MOUNTING OF THE BODY. AIRLINES TO THE AIR HOLDBACK VALVE MAY HAVE BEEN RECONNECTED INCORRECTLY AFTER A TANK(S) WAS RELOCATED.
2003-2010 AUTOCAR ACX65 FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY Recall
2003-2010 AUTOCAR ACX65	FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY Units affected: 3113	MCNEILUS TRUCK & MANUFACTURING Report Date: 2010-06-28
Summary: MCNEILUS IS RECALLING CERTAIN TRUCKS BUILT ON AUTOCAR CHASSIS. DURING THE REFUSE BODY MOUNTING PROCESS, CHASSIS AIR TANKS MAY BE RELOCATED TO FACILITATE MOUNTING OF THE BODY. AIRLINES TO THE AIR HOLDBACK VALVE MAY HAVE BEEN RECONNECTED INCORRECTLY AFTER A TANK(S) WAS RELOCATED.
2008-2009 AUTOCAR ACX STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR Recall
2008-2009 AUTOCAR ACX	STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR Units affected: 1879	AUTOCAR, LLC Report Date: 2010-02-18
Summary: AUTOCAR IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2009 ACX HEAVY DUTY CLASS 8 VEHICLES. THE AFFECTED VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE STEERING GEAR MOUNTING BRACKET. OVER TIME, THIS FAILURE MAY CAUSE CRACKS THAT WILL RESULT IN UNDESIRABLE MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING GEAR MOUNTED TO THAT BRACKET.
2007-2009 AUTOCAR WXR STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS Recall
2007-2009 AUTOCAR WXR	STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS Units affected: 1969	AUTOCAR, LLC Report Date: 2010-02-18
Summary: AUTOCAR IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007-2009 WX AND WXR HEAVY DUTY CLASS 8 LCOE VEHICLES. THE AFFECTED VEHICLES MAY DEVELOP CRACKS IN THE TOP FLANGE OF THE FRONT FRAME RAIL EXTENSION. OVER TIME, THE CRACK MAY PROPAGATE ACROSS THE EXTENSION BRACKET, POTENTIALLY CAUSING THE EXTENSION BRACKET TO DEFORM UNDER LOAD. THESE TIRES ARE ALL ASYMMETRICAL TREAD PATTERNS WITH "OUTER" INDICATED ON THE OUTSIDE SIDEWALL. THE OUTSIDE SIDEWALL CONTAINS THE FULL TIRE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER INCLUDING THE PRODUCTION DATE CODE.
2007-2009 AUTOCAR WX STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS Recall
2007-2009 AUTOCAR WX	STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS Units affected: 1969	AUTOCAR, LLC Report Date: 2010-02-18
Summary: AUTOCAR IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007-2009 WX AND WXR HEAVY DUTY CLASS 8 LCOE VEHICLES. THE AFFECTED VEHICLES MAY DEVELOP CRACKS IN THE TOP FLANGE OF THE FRONT FRAME RAIL EXTENSION. OVER TIME, THE CRACK MAY PROPAGATE ACROSS THE EXTENSION BRACKET, POTENTIALLY CAUSING THE EXTENSION BRACKET TO DEFORM UNDER LOAD. THESE TIRES ARE ALL ASYMMETRICAL TREAD PATTERNS WITH "OUTER" INDICATED ON THE OUTSIDE SIDEWALL. THE OUTSIDE SIDEWALL CONTAINS THE FULL TIRE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER INCLUDING THE PRODUCTION DATE CODE.
2008-2009 AUTOCAR WXLL PARKING BRAKE Recall
2008-2009 AUTOCAR WXLL	PARKING BRAKE Units affected: 183	AUTOCAR, LLC Report Date: 2009-05-19
Summary: AUTOCAR IS RECALLING 183 MY 2008-2009 WXLL HEAVY DUTY CLASS 8 VEHICLES. THE PARK BRAKE BUTTON ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE VEHICLE SHOULD AUTOMATICALLY SET THE PARK BRAKE AT 70-PSI DESCENDING PRESSURE ON THE PRIMARY AIR SYSTEM WHEN THE WORK BRAKE IS APPLIED. IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES, THE PARK BRAKES DO NOT APPLY AUTOMATICALLY AT 70-PSI; INSTEAD, THEY APPLY AT 10-PSI. THE LINES BETWEEN THE PARK BRAKE VALVES MAY BE CROSSED, CAUSING THEM TO APPLY INCORRECTLY.