{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"17V783000","date":"2017-12-07","owner_notified":"2018-01-12","manufacturer":"Autocar, LLC","component":"VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS","summary":"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.","consequence":"Overheating of the defrost actuator increases the risk of a fire.","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.","mfr_campaign":"ACX-1704","part_number":null,"units":1505,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":6,"period_from":"2019-2","period_to":"2019-2","submitted":"2019-07-03","involved":1505,"remedied":1124,"unreachable":0,"removed":46,"remedied_percent":74,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2017,"make":"AUTOCAR","model":"XPEDITOR","vehicle_id":"2017_autocar_xpeditor","match":"exact","built_from":"2016-10-26","built_to":"2017-11-14"},{"year":2018,"make":"AUTOCAR","model":"XPEDITOR","vehicle_id":"2018_autocar_xpeditor","match":"exact","built_from":"2016-10-26","built_to":"2017-11-14"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/17V783000"}