Autocar Recalls

Vehicle Make / Model:		Model Year(s):
AUTOCAR / ACX		2008-2009
Manufacturer: AUTOCAR, LLC		Mfr’s Report Date: NOV 17, 2008
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 08V612000		N/A NHTSA Action Number: N/A

Component: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

Potential Number of Units Affected: 103

Summary: AUTOCAR IS RECALLING 103 YEAR 2008-2009 ACX HEAVY-DUTY CLASS 8 VEHICLES WITH RIGHT-HAND DRIVE. THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 121, ‘AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS.’ THE AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS TIMING SPECIFICATIONS ARE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE STANDARD.

Consequence: THIS STANDARD SPECIFIES PERFORMANCE AND EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS, INCLUDING AIR-OVER-HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEMS, TO ENSURE SAFE BRAKING PERFORMANCE UNDER NORMAL AND EMERGENCY CONDITIONS.

Remedy: AUTOCAR WILL REPAIR THESE VEHICLES. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR ABOUT DECEMBER 11, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AUTOCAR AT 1-765-489-5499.

Notes: CUSTOMERS MAY 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.

Comments

Quike says

March 29, 2012 at 11:59 am

We had a “touch-and-feel” baby book with a plastic blbbue in it full of little beads that would rattle. The plastic blbbue was about a quarter of an inch thick, it looked virtually indestructible to me. Yet we received a recall notice that somewhere someone had managed to break open the plastic and the little beads could be choked on. You’d have had to back over the book with a truck to break open that blbbue. It was one of our favorite baby books, no way was I throwing it away. We just kept it out from under any of our cars.