Autocar recall: Steering
What is wrong
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.
What could happen
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 fix
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.
Vehicles covered
- Autocar Xpert 2015–2017
- Autocar Xspotter 2015–2017
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 16V723000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Autocar Industries, LLC
- Reported to NHTSA
- Oct 7, 2016
- Owners notified
- Nov 18, 2016
- Vehicles or items affected
- 1,132
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Mar 2, 2016 to Sep 22, 2016
- Part
- Steering › Linkages
- Maker's own recall number
- 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.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Autocar recall: Equipment Jul 3, 2025
- Autocar recall: Service brakes, air Jul 3, 2025
- Autocar recall: Electrical system Apr 17, 2025
- Autocar recall: Vehicle speed control Dec 9, 2024
- Autocar recall: Steering Apr 5, 2024
- Autocar recall: Fuel system, diesel Jun 23, 2023
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.