The defect
Autocar, LLC (Autocar) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Xpeditor trucks with a right-hand drive cab configuration equipped with a park brake valve (button) located to the right of the steering wheel. The parking brake synchronization valve plumbing may be improperly assembled, causing the parking brake to apply unexpectedly without warning.
The risk
Unexpected parking brake application can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Autocar will notify owners, and dealers will correct the plumbing to allow the system to operate as designed. The recall began September 28, 2020. Owners may contact Autocar customer service at 1-888-218-3611 or 1-877-973-3488. Autocar's number for this recall is ACX-2004.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Autocar Xpeditor | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
Components: PARKING BRAKE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autocar Xpeditor | 2018 | 0 | 15 |
| Autocar Xpeditor | 2019 | 3 | 24 |
| Autocar Xpeditor | 2020 | 0 | 22 |
| Autocar Xpeditor | 2021 | 1 | 21 |
Other parking brake recalls in 2020
9 of the 782 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2020 concerned the parking brake; Autocar, LLC filed 95 campaigns in all.
| 20V741000 30 Nov 2020 | Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
| 20V259000 8 May 2020 | Blue Bird Body Company |
| 20V258000 8 May 2020 | Blue Bird Body Company |
| 20V235000 27 Apr 2020 | Blue Bird Body Company |
| 20V234000 27 Apr 2020 | Blue Bird Body Company |
| 20V203000 8 Apr 2020 | Marion Body Works Inc. |
| 20V163000 20 Mar 2020 | SVI Trucks |
| 20V138000 10 Mar 2020 | Spartan Fire, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2020