NHTSA campaign 14V132000 · Autocar campaign A-1402

Autocar Recall 14V-132: Ice May Form in Intake Manifold

NHTSA recall 14V132000 (Autocar campaign A-1402) was reported by Autocar, LLC on March 19, 2014, with 4,192 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Autocar ACX, Autocar WX and Autocar Wxll for model years 2008–2014. Owners were notified on April 12, 2014, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
14V132000 (also written 14V-132 or 14V132)
Filed by
Autocar, LLC
Autocar campaign number
A-1402
Report received
Potentially affected
4,192 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Engine and Engine Cooling — Engine
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 14V132000. 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.

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 14V132000.

Defect description

Autocar, LLC (Autocar) is recalling certain model year 2008-2014 ACX, WX, and WXLL vehicles manufactured July 30, 2007, through February 10, 2014, and equipped with certain Cummins Westport Model ISL G or ISX12 G engines. Condensation in the intake manifold may freeze during cold weather conditions and interfere with the proper operation of the intake manifold pressure sensor.

Safety consequence

The improper operation of the sensor could induce elevated exhaust temperatures or flames from the exhaust pipe, increasing the risk of a vehicle fire or burn injury to a person near the exhaust pipe.

Manufacturer remedy

Cummins Inc. and Cummins Wesport Inc. will notify owners, and authorized Cummins service facilities will upload a new ECM calibration, free of charge. The recall began on April 12, 2014. Owners may contact Autocar at 1-765-489-5499 or Cummins Inc. at 1-800-343-7357. Autocar's number for this recall is A-1402.

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.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 14V132000

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.