NHTSA campaign 15V027000 · Autocar campaign A-1410
Autocar Recall 15V-027: Fuel Filter Shell may Separate and Cause Stall
NHTSA recall 15V027000 (Autocar campaign A-1410) was reported by Autocar, LLC on January 23, 2015, with 38 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Autocar Xpeditor for the 2015 model year. Owners were notified on February 6, 2015, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 15V027000 (also written 15V-027 or 15V027)
- Filed by
- Autocar, LLC
- Autocar campaign number
- A-1410
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 38 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Other — Fuel Filter
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 15V027000. 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 Xpeditor
- 2015 · Vehicles built May 22, 2014 – July 17, 2014 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 15V027000.
Defect description
Autocar, LLC (Autocar) is recalling certain model year 2015 Xpeditor trucks manufactured May 22, 2014, to July 17, 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 dealers will replace the fuel filter with a non-defective one, free of charge. The recall began September 29, 2014. Owners may contact Autocar customer service at 1-765-489-5499, or Cummins customer service at 1-800-343-7357. Autocar's number for this recall is A-1410.
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 15V027000
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.