NHTSA campaign 15V443000 · Autocar campaign ACX-1504

Autocar Recall 15V-443: Defrost Mode Door Actuator Overheating

NHTSA recall 15V443000 (Autocar campaign ACX-1504) was reported by Autocar, LLC on July 10, 2015, with 1,042 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Autocar Xpeditor for model years 2009–2013, 2015–2016. Owners were notified on September 3, 2015, 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 15V443000 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
15V443000 (also written 15V-443 or 15V443)
Filed by
Autocar, LLC
Autocar campaign number
ACX-1504
Report received
Potentially affected
1,042 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Equipment — Appliance — Air Conditioner
Owners notified

Repair completion: 78.01% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)

NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 15V443000. 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

    • 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 · Vehicles built June 23, 2009 – August 28, 2012 (per NHTSA)
    • 2015, 2016 · Vehicles built November 18, 2014 – July 6, 2015 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 15V443000.

Defect description

Autocar, LLC (Autocar) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Xpeditor vehicles manufactured November 18, 2014, to July 6, 2015. The affected vehicles are equipped with heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) units whose defrost mode door actuators may overheat.

Safety consequence

Overheating of the defrost actuator increases the risk of a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Autocar will notify owners, and dealers will install an additional harness with four, one amp fuses to the circuit, free of charge. The recall began on September 3, 2015. Owners may contact Autocar customer service at 1-765-489-5499. Autocar's number for this recall is ACX-1504.

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 15V443000

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.