NHTSA campaign 03V358000 · Autocar campaign A-0302
Autocar Recall 03V-358: AUTOCAR/TRANSMISSION MIS-WIRING
NHTSA recall 03V358000 (Autocar campaign A-0302) was reported by AUTOCAR, LLC on September 29, 2003, with 40 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Autocar WX and Autocar Wxll for the 2002 model year. Owners were notified on September 1, 2003, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 03V358000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 03V358000 (also written 03V-358 or 03V358)
- Filed by
- AUTOCAR, LLC
- Autocar campaign number
- A-0302
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 40 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Power Train — Automatic Transmission — Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V358000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Autocar
Autocar WX
- 2002 · Vehicles built January 16, 2002 – October 18, 2002 (per NHTSA)
Autocar Wxll
- 2002 · Vehicles built January 16, 2002 – October 18, 2002 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V358000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY CLASS 8 TRUCKS ASSEMBLED BY VOLVO TRUCKS, THE TRANSMISSION MAY GO INTO FORWARD GEAR WITHOUT THE DRIVER FIRST PRESSING DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL.
Safety consequence
THIS CONDITION COULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING, CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN ADDITONAL AIR OPERATED STOP LIGHT SWITCH AND NECESSARY WIRING CHANGES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT AUTOCAR AT 765-489-5499.
Notes
AUTOCAR RECALL NO. A-0302.CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 03V358000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.