NHTSA campaign 19V227000 · Autocar campaign ACX-1904

Autocar Recall 19V-227: Increased Braking Distance May Occur

NHTSA recall 19V227000 (Autocar campaign ACX-1904) was reported by Autocar, LLC on March 22, 2019, with 656 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Autocar Xpeditor for model years 2019–2020. Owners were notified on May 20, 2019, 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 19V227000 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
19V227000 (also written 19V-227 or 19V227)
Filed by
Autocar, LLC
Autocar campaign number
ACX-1904
Report received
Potentially affected
656 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Service Brakes
Owners notified
Safety standard
FMVSS 121

Repair completion: 63.05% (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 19V227000. 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

    • 2019, 2020 · Vehicles built March 6, 2018 – March 1, 2019 (per NHTSA)
All Autocar recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 19V227000.

Defect description

Autocar, LLC (Autocar) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Xpeditor vehicles. The brake chamber clevis pin retainer may not have be been installed, possibly increasing the distance needed to stop the vehicle. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 121, "Air Brake Systems."

Safety consequence

Additional distance needed to stop the vehicle may increase the risk of crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Autocar will notify owners, and dealers will install any missing brake chamber clevis pin retainers, free of charge. The recall began May 20, 2019. Owners may contact Autocar customer service at 1-888-218-3611 or 1-877-973-3486. Autocar's number for this recall is ACX-1904.

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 19V227000

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.