NHTSA campaign 12V083000 · Manufacturer campaign 41-0967369
MCNEILUS TRUCK & MANUFACTURING Recall 12V-083: TAG AXLE AIR LINES
NHTSA recall 12V083000 (Manufacturer campaign 41-0967369) was reported by MCNEILUS TRUCK & MANUFACTURING on March 2, 2012, with 111 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Autocar ACX for the 2012 model year. Owners were notified on May 2, 2012, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 12V083000 (also written 12V-083 or 12V083)
- Filed by
- MCNEILUS TRUCK & MANUFACTURING
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 41-0967369
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 111 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Power Train — Axle Assembly
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V083000. 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 ACX
- 2012 · Vehicles built March 17, 2011 – February 10, 2012 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V083000.
Defect description
MCNEILUS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 AUTOCAR ACX TRUCKS, MANUFACTURED FROM MARCH 17, 2011, THROUGH FEBRUARY 10, 2012. THE REFUSE TRUCK MANUFACTURING PROCESS MAY REQUIRE THAT THE TAG AXLE ON THE CHASSIS BE REMOVED. DURING REMOVAL, TWO AIR LINES MUST BE REINSTALLED IN THE CORRECT LOCATION. IF THE AIR LINES ARE RECONNECTED INCORRECTLY, THE TAG AXLE BRAKES WILL BE APPLIED WHEN THE TAG AXLE IS LIFTED, BUT WILL NOT FUNCTION WHEN THE TAG IS AXLE IS LOWERED.
Safety consequence
REDUCED BRAKING ABILITY COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
MCNEILUS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS WILL INSPECT VEHICLES AND PERFORM REPAIRS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 2, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MCNEILUS AT 507-374-6321.
Notes
MCNEILUS SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN NO. 41-0967369. OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATIONS VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 12V083000
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.