2005 Autocar WX & 2005 Autocar Wxll + 1 more recall: brakes
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain heavy duty class 8 trucks equipped with arvinmeritor auto slack adjusters, fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standards no. 121, "air brake systems." the auto slack adjusters may not properly adjusts.
💥 The risk
This may result in a reduction or elimination of the automatic adjustment function. Any time vehicle control is compromised a crash may occur without prior warning.
🔧 The fix
Vehicles will be inspected and the slack adjusters replaced if necessary. The manufacturer has not yet provided an owner notification schedule for this campaign. Owners may contact arvinmeritor at 1-866-668-7221 or 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
- 05V078000
- Manufacturer recall #
- A-0503
- Manufacturer
- AUTOCAR, LLC
- Vehicles affected
- 308
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SLACK ADJUSTERS
- Owner phone
- 1-866-668-7221
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Built
- Oct 14, 2004 – Dec 21, 2004
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Autocar recall no. A-0503.customers may also 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.