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NHTSA recall 16V723000

Steering › Linkages

Autocar Xpert and 1 more

Reported Oct 7, 20161,132 vehicles affectedAutocar Industries, LLCMaker’s number MDTT-1602Built Mar 2, 2015 – Sep 22, 2016

The defect

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.

The 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.

The 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.

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Vehicles in this recall

Autocar Xpert
201520162017
Autocar Xspotter
201520162017

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.