{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Autocar recall 12V046 (A-1201): Model Year 2011-2012 Acx Heavy-Duty Class 8",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v046/",
  "summary": "Recall 12V046 (Autocar): UNEXPECTED CONTINUOUS BRAKE APPLICATION CAN CAUSE THE BRAKES TO OVERHEAT AND LEAD TO A FIRE. UNEXPECTED CONTINUOUS BRAKE APPLIC...",
  "excerpt": "Autocar Acx, model years 2011 to 2012. Filed by Autocar, Llc and reported to NHTSA on 8 February 2012. 269 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Autocar is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 acx heavy-duty class 8 vehicles, manufactured from december 22, 2010, through december 5, 2011, and equipped with bendix atr-6 antilock traction relay valves. in extremely cold conditions, these bendix relay valves may potentially develop internal leakage. internal … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Autocar's own number for this recall: A-1201. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12V046 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “UNEXPECTED CONTINUOUS BRAKE APPLICATION CAN CAUSE THE BRAKES TO OVERHEAT AND LEAD TO A FIRE. UNEXPECTED CONTINUOUS BRAKE APPLICATION CAN CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. ALSO, THE BRAKES MAY B…” 12V046 AUTOCAR, LLC Service Brakes, Air:Supply:Check Valve 8 February 2012 2011-2012 AUTOCAR ACX UNEXPECTED CONTINUOUS BRA",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T14:18:45+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T05:36:31+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Autocar recall 12V046 (A-1201): Model Year 2011-2012 Acx Heavy-Duty Class 8\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v046/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}