# NHTSA recall 15V443000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 15V443000
- Manufacturer's number: ACX\-1504
- Manufacturer: Autocar, LLC
- Reported: 2015\-07\-10
- Owners notified: 2015\-09\-03
- Component: EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
- Units potentially affected: 1042

## What is wrong

Autocar, LLC \(Autocar\) is recalling certain model year 2015\-2016 Xpeditor vehicles manufactured November 18, 2014, to July 6, 2015.  The affected vehicles are equipped with heating, ventilation and air conditioning \(HVAC\) units whose defrost mode door actuators may overheat.


## What can happen

Overheating of the defrost actuator increases the risk of a fire.


## The remedy

Autocar will notify owners, and dealers will install an additional harness with four, one amp fuses to the circuit, free of charge.  The recall began on September 3, 2015.  Owners may contact Autocar customer service at 1\-765\-489\-5499.  Autocar's number for this recall is ACX\-1504.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2016 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2017\-01\-26
- Vehicles in the campaign: 1042
- Reported remedied: 791 \(75%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 28

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2016 quarter 4, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2009 AUTOCAR XPEDITOR](/makes/autocar/xpeditor/2009/recalls.md). Built 2009\-06\-23 to 2012\-08\-28.
- [2010 AUTOCAR XPEDITOR](/makes/autocar/xpeditor/2010/recalls.md). Built 2009\-06\-23 to 2012\-08\-28.
- [2011 AUTOCAR XPEDITOR](/makes/autocar/xpeditor/2011/recalls.md). Built 2009\-06\-23 to 2012\-08\-28.
- [2012 AUTOCAR XPEDITOR](/makes/autocar/xpeditor/2012/recalls.md). Built 2009\-06\-23 to 2012\-08\-28.
- [2013 AUTOCAR XPEDITOR](/makes/autocar/xpeditor/2013/recalls.md). Built 2009\-06\-23 to 2012\-08\-28.
- [2015 AUTOCAR XPEDITOR](/makes/autocar/xpeditor/2015/recalls.md). Built 2014\-11\-18 to 2015\-07\-06.
- [2016 AUTOCAR XPEDITOR](/makes/autocar/xpeditor/2016/recalls.md). Built 2014\-11\-18 to 2015\-07\-06.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [SP 3\-284\-001](/bulletins/10199633.md), 2021-08-02, Service bulletin
- [SP 2\-423\-001](/bulletins/10115848.md), 2017-08-25, Service bulletin
- [SP 2\-219\-002](/bulletins/10081863.md), 2016-10-07, Service bulletin
- [SP 2\-219\-004](/bulletins/10081862.md), 2016-10-07, Service bulletin
- [SP 2\-219\-001](/bulletins/10081861.md), 2016-10-07, Service bulletin
- [SP\-7\-408\-003](/bulletins/10054748.md), 2014-02-21, Service bulletin
- [SP\-3\-820\-001](/bulletins/10053496.md), 2013-11-02, Service bulletin
- [SP\-7\-408\-001](/bulletins/10052095.md), 2013-05-17, Service bulletin

## 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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