The defect
Autocar, LLC (Autocar) is recalling certain 2016-2023 ACX (Xpeditor) and 2021-2023 DC (Legend) vehicles. The park brake warning light may incorrectly illuminate during an air loss event. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 101, "Control and Displays."
The risk
A park brake warning light that illuminates incorrectly increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the pressure switch, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 2, 2024. Owners may contact Autocar customer service at 1-888-218-3611. Autocar's numbers for this recall are ACX-2311 and DC-2306. This recall is an expansion of recall number 23V-400.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Autocar Legend | 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Autocar Xpeditor | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
Components: PARKING BRAKE:INDICATOR LIGHT
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 Legend | 2021 | 0 | 15 |
| Autocar Legend | 2022 | 0 | 16 |
| Autocar Legend | 2023 | 0 | 20 |
| Autocar Xpeditor | 2016 | 0 | 22 |
| Autocar Xpeditor | 2017 | 0 | 15 |
| Autocar Xpeditor | 2018 | 0 | 15 |
| Autocar Xpeditor | 2019 | 3 | 24 |
| Autocar Xpeditor | 2020 | 0 | 22 |
| Autocar Xpeditor | 2021 | 1 | 21 |
| Autocar Xpeditor | 2022 | 0 | 18 |
| Autocar Xpeditor | 2023 | 0 | 17 |
Other parking brake recalls in 2023
17 of the 894 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2023 concerned the parking brake; Autocar, LLC filed 95 campaigns in all.
| 23V798000 26 Nov 2023 | Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. |
| 23V776000 17 Nov 2023 | Xos, Inc. |
| 23V774000 17 Nov 2023 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 23V760000 10 Nov 2023 | Xos, Inc. |
| 23V748000 7 Nov 2023 | Alexis Fire Equipment Company |
| 23V747000 7 Nov 2023 | Custom Fire Apparatus, Inc. |
| 23V631000 12 Sept 2023 | Spartan Fire, LLC |
| 23V509000 21 Jul 2023 | Ford Motor Company |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2023