NHTSA campaign 14V512000 · Autocar campaign T-1409
Autocar Recall 14V-512: Fuel Filter Shell may Separate and Cause Stall
NHTSA recall 14V512000 (Autocar campaign T-1409) was reported by Autocar Industries, LLC on August 20, 2014, with 19 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Autocar Xspotter for the 2015 model year. Owners were notified on April 12, 2014, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 14V512000 (also written 14V-512 or 14V512)
- Filed by
- Autocar Industries, LLC
- Autocar campaign number
- T-1409
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 19 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Diesel
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 14V512000. 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 Xspotter
- 2015 · Vehicles built May 23, 2014 – June 13, 2014 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 14V512000.
Defect description
Autocar Industries, LLC (Autocar) is recalling certain model year 2015 Xspotter heavy duty trucks manufactured May 23, 2014, to June 13, 2014. The Cummins ISB or ISL engines in these vehicles may have been equipped with Fleetguard UFF-XT fuel filters, part number FF63009, whose filter shell may separate from the fuel filter nut plate causing the engine to stall without warning.
Safety consequence
If the engine stalls unexpectedly there is an increased risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Cummins will notify owners for Autocar, and Cummins service centers will replace the fuel filter, free of charge. The recall began in August 2014. Owners may contact Autocar customer service at 1-765-489-5499 or Cummins customer service at 1-800-223-4583. Autocar's number for this recall is T-1409.
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 14V512000
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.