2002 Autocar WX & 2002 Autocar Wxll recall: powertrain & transmission
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain heavy duty class 8 trucks assembled by volvo trucks, the transmission may go into forward gear without the driver first pressing down on the brake pedal.
💥 The risk
This condition could allow the vehicle to move forward without warning, creating the potential for a vehicle crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will install an additonal air operated stop light switch and necessary wiring changes. Owner notification began september 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact autocar at 765-489-5499.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 03V358000
- Manufacturer recall #
- A-0302
- Manufacturer
- AUTOCAR, LLC
- Vehicles affected
- 40
- Component
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Sep 1, 2003
- Built
- Jan 16, 2002 – Oct 18, 2002
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Autocar recall no. A-0302.customers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).