Autocar Acx, Autocar Wx, Autocar Wxll, model years 2005 to 2013. Filed by Autocar, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 8 May 2013. 82 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Autocar, LLC is recalling certain model year 2005-2013 ACX, WX, and WXLL trucks built November 16, 2004, through September 10, 2012. On the affected vehicles, the air brake systems were built without the required air tank drain valve. Therefore, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor …
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Autocar's own number for this recall: A-1302. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 13V184 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 13V184 cover?
- Autocar Acx, Autocar WX, Autocar WXLL, model years 2005-2013.
- What is wrong with them?
- Autocar, LLC is recalling certain model year 2005-2013 ACX, WX, and WXLL trucks built November 16, 2004, through September 10, 2012. On the affected vehicles, the air brake systems were built without the required air tank drain valve.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Air tanks with valves omitted will not drain if moisture is introduced into the tank, potentially reducing air capacity in the air brake system, which could cause a reduction in brake performance and equipment durability, thus increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Autocar will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles free of charge. The recall began on June 27, 2013. Owners may contact Autocar at 1-765-489-5499. Autocar's recall campaign number is A-1302.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. Autocar calls this recall A-1302, 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: “Air tanks with valves omitted will not drain if moisture is introduced into the tank, potentially reducing air capacity in the air brake system, which could cause a reduction in brake performance and equipment durability, thus increasing th…”
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| Campaign | 13V184 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Autocar, LLC |
| System at fault | Service Brakes, Air |
| Reported to NHTSA | 8 May 2013 |
| Model years | 2005-2013 |
| Vehicles named | AUTOCAR ACX, AUTOCAR WX, AUTOCAR WXLL |
What the notice says today
The consequence
Air tanks with valves omitted will not drain if moisture is introduced into the tank, potentially reducing air capacity in the air brake system, which could cause a reduction in brake performance and equipment durability, thus increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Autocar will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles free of charge. The recall began on June 27, 2013. Owners may contact Autocar at 1-765-489-5499. Autocar's recall campaign number is A-1302.
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
- Autocar Acx recalls: 7 US campaigns
- Autocar WX recalls: 3 US campaigns
- Autocar WXLL recalls: 3 US campaigns
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 13V184, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13v184/
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.
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- Defect summary
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