Autocar Acx, model year 2012. Filed by Mcneilus Truck & Manufacturing and reported to NHTSA on 2 March 2012. 111 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Mcneilus is recalling certain model year 2012 autocar acx trucks, manufactured from march 17, 2011, through february 10, 2012. the refuse truck manufacturing process may require that the tag axle on the chassis be removed. during removal, two air lines must be reinstalled in the correct location. if the air lines are …
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Mcneilus's own number for this recall: 41-0967369. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12V083 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 12V083 cover?
- Autocar Acx, model year 2012.
- What is wrong with them?
- MCNEILUS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 AUTOCAR ACX TRUCKS, MANUFACTURED FROM MARCH 17, 2011, THROUGH FEBRUARY 10, 2012. THE REFUSE TRUCK MANUFACTURING PROCESS MAY REQUIRE THAT THE TAG AXLE ON THE CHASSIS BE REMOVED. DURING REMOVAL, TWO AIR LINES MUST BE REINSTALLED IN THE CORRECT LOCATION.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- REDUCED BRAKING ABILITY COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. MCNEILUS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS WILL INSPECT VEHICLES AND PERFORM REPAIRS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 2, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MCNEILUS AT 507-374-6321.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. Mcneilus calls this recall 41-0967369, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.
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: “REDUCED BRAKING ABILITY COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 12V083 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | MCNEILUS TRUCK & MANUFACTURING |
| System at fault | Service Brakes, Air:Supply:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings |
| Reported to NHTSA | 2 March 2012 |
| Model years | 2012-2012 |
| Vehicles named | AUTOCAR ACX |
What the notice says today
The consequence
REDUCED BRAKING ABILITY COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
MCNEILUS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS WILL INSPECT VEHICLES AND PERFORM REPAIRS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 2, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MCNEILUS AT 507-374-6321.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 353 notices in the record whose component field names service brakes, air. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 43 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
How to cite this record
Quoting the wording on this page means quoting a version, so the date belongs in the citation:
CarsMultiverse, recall 12V083, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v083/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
The recall record and its wording are published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and are US Government public domain. The dated archive, the comparison and any before-and-after above are CarsMultiverse. How fresh every engine behind this page is, is public on the status page. To check a specific vehicle, use NHTSA’s own VIN lookup.
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We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 12V083 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
b90bf529 - Consequence
4a3682e7 - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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