Recall · 23V023000
Autocar recalled 5 models over parking brake
11,353
Vehicles covered
5
Models
35
Model years
January 23, 2023
Filed with NHTSA
PARKING BRAKE
- The defect
- 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.
- What it can cause
- The unexpected release of the parking brake may allow the vehicle to rollaway, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- 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.
- NHTSA's note
- 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.nhtsa.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| AutocarWX | 2008 to 2010 | Not published here |
| AutocarWXLL | 2008 to 2010 | Not published here |
| AutocarXpeditor | 2008 to 2020 | Not published here |
| AutocarXpert | 2012 to 2016 | Not published here |
| AutocarXspotter | 2010 to 2020 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 11,353 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 80% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2008 to 2020, so the oldest vehicles on it were 15 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Autocar vehicles have been recalled over the parking brake 7 times before this, most recently in July 2020 as 20V450000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 22 other recalls published here, the newest being: 25V451000 (equipment), 25V449000 (service brakes, air), 23V699000 (parking brake), 23V400000 (electrical system).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Autocar, LLC with NHTSA on January 23, 2023 as campaign 23V023000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes . Data last checked 2023-01-23.
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