Vehicle recall 12V472000 · September 27, 2012
2010-2013 Autocar Xpeditor
The motion sensor for the alarm may not have been installed correctly and the alarm may fail to sound when the vehicle is out of gear and in a rearward rollaway situation.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Autocar, LLC (Autocar) is recalling certain model year 2010-2013 Xpeditor heavy-duty class 8 vehicles, manufactured from September 10, 2010, through September 10, 2012, equipped with a vehicle rearward rollaway alarm. The motion sensor for the alarm may not have been installed correctly and the alarm may fail to sound when the vehicle is out of gear and in a rearward rollaway situation.
- Consequence
- Without an audible warning that the vehicle is in a rearward rollaway situation, there is an increased risk that the vehicle may hit a pedestrian or another vehicle.
- Remedy
- Autocar will notify owners, and dealers will repair the affected vehicles, free of charge. The safety began on December 6, 2012. Owners may contact Autocar, LLC, at 1-765-489-5499.
- Notes
- Autocar's recall number is A-1204.Customers may contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); or go to www.safercar.gov.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 12V472000
- Reported to NHTSA
- September 27, 2012
- Filed by
- AUTOCAR, LLC
- Manufacturer campaign
- A-1204
- Owner notification
- December 6, 2012
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 542
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Back over prevention › Warnings › External/pedestrian alert; Equipment
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Autocar Xpeditor (2010-2013): 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
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