# NHTSA recall 12V472000

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- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 12V472000
- Manufacturer's number: A\-1204
- Manufacturer: AUTOCAR, LLC
- Reported: 2012\-09\-27
- Owners notified: 2012\-12\-06
- Component: BACK OVER PREVENTION:WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT; EQUIPMENT
- Units potentially affected: 542

## What is 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.


## What can happen

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 remedy

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.


## 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.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2010 AUTOCAR XPEDITOR](/makes/autocar/xpeditor/2010/recalls.md). Built 2010\-09\-10 to 2012\-09\-10.
- [2011 AUTOCAR XPEDITOR](/makes/autocar/xpeditor/2011/recalls.md). Built 2010\-09\-10 to 2012\-09\-10.
- [2012 AUTOCAR XPEDITOR](/makes/autocar/xpeditor/2012/recalls.md). Built 2010\-09\-10 to 2012\-09\-10.
- [2013 AUTOCAR XPEDITOR](/makes/autocar/xpeditor/2013/recalls.md). Built 2010\-09\-10 to 2012\-09\-10.

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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