Autocar recall: Electrical system
What is wrong
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.
What could happen
Failure of the relay could cause the engine to shut down without warning or fail to start increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
An owner notification letter will be mailed which will provide instructions for scheduling repair of the vehicle at an authorized autocar service facility. This service will be performed free of charge. The safety recall began on september 3, 2010. Owners may contact autocar at 1-765-489-5499.
Vehicles covered
- Autocar Acx 2008–2009
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 10V363000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Autocar, LLC
- Reported to NHTSA
- Aug 4, 2010
- Owners notified
- Sep 3, 2010
- Vehicles or items affected
- 2,184
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Nov 30, 2007 to Aug 3, 2010
- Part
- Electrical system › Ignition
- Maker's own recall number
- A-1003
Notes
Autocar safety recall no. A-1003.owners may also 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 .
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Autocar recall: Structure Apr 6, 2015
- Autocar recall: Engine and engine cooling Mar 19, 2014
- Autocar recall: Service brakes, air May 8, 2013
- Autocar recall: Visibility/wiper May 8, 2013
- Autocar recall: Parking brake Apr 11, 2013
- Autocar recall: Power train Mar 2, 2012
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.