NHTSA Campaign 15V281000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Issued by Autocar Industries, LLC · Reported May 13, 2015 · 41 vehicles affected

What's wrong

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

If engine oil comes into contact with a hot surface, there could be is an increased risk of a fire.

Remedy

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.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
AUTOCAR XPERT 2014 41
AUTOCAR XPERT 2015 41
AUTOCAR XPERT 2016 41
AUTOCAR XSPOTTER 2014 41
AUTOCAR XSPOTTER 2015 41
AUTOCAR XSPOTTER 2016 41

Source: NHTSA Campaign 15V281000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.