Autocar recall: Engine
What is wrong
Autocar, LLC (Autocar) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Xpeditor vehicles equipped with X12N engines. The engine ground cable is too short and may fail.
What could happen
If the ground cable fails, the engine may stall without the ability to restart, and increase the risk of a crash or injury.
The fix
Autocar will notify owners and dealers will replace the ground cable, free of charge. Autocar issued owners an interim notification on January 4, 2021 informing owners of the safety risk. Owner notification letters were mailed on April 5, 2022. Owners can contact Autocar customer service at 1-888-218-3611 or 1-877-973-3486. Autocar's number for this recall is ACX-2007.
Vehicles covered
- Autocar Xpeditor 2020–2021
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 20V687000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Autocar, LLC
- Reported to NHTSA
- Nov 6, 2020
- Owners notified
- Apr 5, 2022
- Vehicles or items affected
- 116
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Engine
- Maker's own recall number
- ACX-2007
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.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Autocar recall: Engine and engine cooling Oct 21, 2026
- Autocar recall: Engine and engine cooling Apr 3, 2026
- Autocar recall: Electronic stability control (esc) Jan 29, 2026
- Autocar recall: Forward collision avoidance Oct 30, 2025
- Autocar recall: Steering Oct 9, 2025
- Autocar recall: Steering Oct 2, 2025
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.