Recall 10V363000: 2008–2009 Autocar ACX

Report received

Aug 4, 2010

Manufacturer

AUTOCAR, LLC

Potentially affected

2,184vehicles

Model years

2008–2009

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

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.

Possible consequence

Failure of the relay could cause the engine to shut down without warning or fail to start increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

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.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 2008 Autocar ACX0 complaints
• 2009 Autocar ACX0 complaints