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2015 Autocar XSPOTTER: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 7 recall campaigns for the 2015 Autocar XSPOTTER. The newest campaign is 25V449000. NHTSA received the report on 3 Jul 2025. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Air / Supply / Reservoir/Tank. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

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Remedy of the newest campaign, 25V449000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will inspect and replace or add additional air tanks as necessary, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters explaining the safety risk were mailed August 29, 2025. Owners will receive a second notice once remedy parts become available, anticipated September 2026. Owners may contact Autocar customer service at 1-888-218-3611. Autocar's numbers for this recall are ACTT-2503 and ACX-2503.
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Recall campaigns

7 campaigns, newest first. 16,237 units in total.

  • 25V449000Service Brakes, Air / Supply / Reservoir/Tank
  • 25V451000Equipment / Other / Labels
  • 23V023000Parking Brake
  • 19V922000Exterior Lighting / Headlights
  • 16V723000Steering / Linkages
  • 15V281000Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine
  • 14V512000Fuel System, Diesel

  1. 25V449000Received . 49 units.

    Service Brakes, Air / Supply / Reservoir/Tank

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Autocar, LLC (Autocar) is recalling certain 2015-2022 ACTT (Xspotter) and ACX (Xpeditor) vehicles. The air tanks have an insufficient volume of air for the brake system. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 121, "Air Brake Systems."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Insufficient air volume can reduce brake function, extending the distance required to stop and increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect and replace or add additional air tanks as necessary, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters explaining the safety risk were mailed August 29, 2025. Owners will receive a second notice once remedy parts become available, anticipated September 2026. Owners may contact Autocar customer service at 1-888-218-3611. Autocar's numbers for this recall are ACTT-2503 and ACX-2503.

    Report filed by Autocar, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number ACX-2503 ACTT-2503.

  2. 25V451000Received . 195 units.

    Equipment / Other / Labels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Autocar, LLC (Autocar) is recalling certain 2012-2025 ACTT (Xspotter) vehicles. The tire inflation information label is incorrect. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Incorrect tire inflation information can result in under inflated tires, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Autocar will mail corrected labels, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 29, 2025. Owners may contact Autocar customer service at 1-888-218-3611. Autocar's number for this recall is ACTT-2504.

    Report filed by Autocar, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number ACTT-2504. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 23V023000Received . 11,353 units.

    Parking Brake

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Autocar, LLC (Autocar) is recalling certain 2012-2016 Xpert, 2010-2020 Xspotter, 2008-2020 Xpeditor, 2008-2010 WXLL and WX vehicles. A worn parking brake control valve can leak air into the vent line, creating excessive back pressure and causing the parking brake to release unexpectedly.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The unexpected release of the parking brake may allow the vehicle to rollaway, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will remove the vent line and fitting from the valve, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 23, 2023. Owners may contact Autocar customer service at 1-888-218-3611. Autocar's number for this recall is ACX-2023 ACTT-2301.

    Report filed by Autocar, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number ACX-2303 ACTT-2301. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 19V922000Received . 3,448 units.

    Exterior Lighting / Headlights

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Autocar, LLC (Autocar) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Xspotter vehicles. The headlamp relay may disconnect from the fuse box, causing the headlights to shut off.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Headlights failing can cause reduced visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Autocar will notify owners, and dealers will install a fuse box relay retainer, free of charge. Autocar issued owners an interim notification on February 24, 2020. The recall began August 27, 2020. Owners may contact Autocar customer service at 1-888-218-3611 or 1-877-973-3486. Autocar's number for this recall is ACTT-2002.

    Report filed by Autocar, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number ACTT-2002. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  5. 16V723000Received . 1,132 units.

    Steering / Linkages

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Autocar Industries, LLC (Autocar) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Xspotter and Xpert vehicles manufactured March 2, 2015, to September 22, 2016. The castle nuts on the steering linkage assembly may not have been tightened properly.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the castle nuts were not properly tightened, the cotter pin could shear and the steering linkage assembly components could separate, resulting in the loss of steering and increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Autocar will notify owners, and authorized Autocar service repair facilities will repair the vehicles, free of charge. The recall began on November 18, 2016. Owners may contact Autocar customer service at 1-888-218-3611. Autocar's number for this recall is MDTT-1602.

    Report filed by Autocar Industries, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number MDTT-1602. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  6. 15V281000Received . 41 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Autocar Industries, LLC (Autocar) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Xpert and XSpotter vehicles manufactured September 24, 2013, to April 22, 2015, and equipped with certain Cummins Westport ISL G engines. Excessive engine crankcase pressures may cause the 90-degree elbow of the vent tube assembly to detach from the crankcase ventilation breather, possibly allowing engine oil to come into contact with hot surfaces.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If engine oil comes into contact with a hot surface, there could be is an increased risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Cummins will notify owners on behalf of Autocar, and Cummins service centers will administer the repairs which include securing the ends of the 90-degree elbow and reprogramming the electronic control module (ECM) with software that can adjust the engine output under misfire conditions to limit crankcase pressures. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on June 16, 2015. Owners may contact Autocar customer service at 1-765-589-5499 or Cummins Inc. at 1-800-343-7357. Autocar's number for this recall is MDTT-01.

    Report filed by Autocar Industries, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number MDTT-01. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  7. 14V512000Received . 19 units.

    Fuel System, Diesel

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Autocar Industries, LLC (Autocar) is recalling certain model year 2015 Xspotter heavy duty trucks manufactured May 23, 2014, to June 13, 2014. The Cummins ISB or ISL engines in these vehicles may have been equipped with Fleetguard UFF-XT fuel filters, part number FF63009, whose filter shell may separate from the fuel filter nut plate causing the engine to stall without warning.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the engine stalls unexpectedly there is an increased risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Cummins will notify owners for Autocar, and Cummins service centers will replace the fuel filter, free of charge. The recall began in August 2014. Owners may contact Autocar customer service at 1-765-489-5499 or Cummins customer service at 1-800-223-4583. Autocar's number for this recall is T-1409.

    Report filed by Autocar Industries, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number T-1409.

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Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 20102
  2. 20112
  3. 20123
  4. 20133
  5. 20144
  6. 20157
  7. 201611
  8. 20179
  9. 20186
  10. 20196
  11. 20204
  12. 20212
  13. 20224
  14. 20237
  15. 20244
  16. 20253

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2015 Autocar XSPOTTER: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/autocar/xspotter/2015/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Autocar, LLC

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2015 Autocar XSPOTTER?
16,237 units in 7 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Autocar XSPOTTER have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 19 recall campaigns for the Autocar XSPOTTER, model years 2010 to 2025. 7 of them name the 2015 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2015 Autocar XSPOTTER open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.