2010–2013 Autocar Xpeditor recall: backup camera
⚠️ What's wrong
Autocar, LLC (Autocar) is recalling certain model year 2010-2013 Xpeditor heavy-duty class 8 vehicles, manufactured from September 10, 2010, through September 10, 2012, equipped with a vehicle rearward rollaway alarm. The motion sensor for the alarm may not have been installed correctly and the alarm may fail to sound when the vehicle is out of gear and in a rearward rollaway situation.
💥 The risk
Without an audible warning that the vehicle is in a rearward rollaway situation, there is an increased risk that the vehicle may hit a pedestrian or another vehicle.
🔧 The fix
Autocar will notify owners, and dealers will repair the affected vehicles, free of charge. The safety began on December 6, 2012. Owners may contact Autocar, LLC, at 1-765-489-5499.
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
- 12V472000
- Manufacturer recall #
- A-1204
- Manufacturer
- AUTOCAR, LLC
- Vehicles affected
- 542
- Component
- BACK OVER PREVENTION:WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT; EQUIPMENT
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Dec 6, 2012
- Built
- Sep 10, 2010 – Sep 10, 2012
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Autocar's recall number is A-1204.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 www.safercar.gov.