# NHTSA recall 18V889000

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: 18V889000
- Manufacturer's number: ACX\-1901
- Manufacturer: Autocar, LLC
- Reported: 2018\-12\-14
- Owners notified: 2019\-01\-29
- Component: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT
- Units potentially affected: 1003

## What is wrong

Autocar, LLC \(Autocar\) is recalling certain 2019 Autocar Xpeditor vehicles.  The universal joint strap bolts at the transmission output yoke may not be have been properly tightened.


## What can happen

If the universal joint strap bolts are loose, the strap may disconnect from the vehicle and the drive shaft could detach, increasing the risk of of a crash.


## The remedy

Autocar has notified owners, and dealers will properly tighten the universal joint strap bolts, free of charge.  The recall began January 29, 2019.  Owners may contact Autocar customer service at 1\-888\-218\-3611 or 1\-877\-973\-3486.  Autocar's number for this recall is ACX\-1901.


## 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 2020 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2020\-07\-20
- Vehicles in the campaign: 1003
- Reported remedied: 790 \(78%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 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

- [2019 AUTOCAR XPEDITOR](/makes/autocar/xpeditor/2019/recalls.md). Built 2018\-05\-01 to 2018\-12\-01.

## 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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