Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 16V723000

Steering: linkages

Autocar Industries, LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2016-10-07.

Recall campaignNHTSA 16V723000

Steering: linkages

Component
Steering: linkages
Manufacturer
Autocar Industries, LLC
Vehicles affected
1,132
Reported to NHTSA
2016-10-07
Owners notified
2016-11-18

Defect description

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.

Safety risk

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.

Manufacturer remedy

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.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

6 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
AUTOCAR Xpert2017 2016 2015
AUTOCAR Xspotter2017 2016 2015

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.