# NHTSA recall 17V783000

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: 17V783000
- Manufacturer's number: ACX\-1704
- Manufacturer: Autocar, LLC
- Reported: 2017\-12\-07
- Owners notified: 2018\-01\-12
- Component: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
- Units potentially affected: 1505

## What is wrong

Autocar, LLC \(Autocar\) is recalling certain 2017\-2018 Xpeditor vehicles.  These vehicles are equipped with an HVAC defrost door actuator system mechanism that may overheat due to inadequate circuit protection.


## 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 a one amp fuse to the circuit, free of charge.  The recall began on January 12, 2018.  Owners may contact Autocar customer service at 1\-888\-218\-3611.  Autocar's number for this recall is ACX\-1704.


## 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 2019 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2019\-07\-03
- Vehicles in the campaign: 1505
- Reported remedied: 1124 \(74%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 46

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2019 quarter 2, 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

- [2017 AUTOCAR XPEDITOR](/makes/autocar/xpeditor/2017/recalls.md). Built 2016\-10\-26 to 2017\-11\-14.
- [2018 AUTOCAR XPEDITOR](/makes/autocar/xpeditor/2018/recalls.md). Built 2016\-10\-26 to 2017\-11\-14.

## 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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