Autocar Xpert, Xspotter (2015-2017): Steering
Recall 16V723000 · Oct 7, 2016 · Autocar Industries, LLC
1,132
vehicles affected
1,132
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 16V723000
- Date
- Oct 7, 2016
- Maker
- Autocar Industries, LLC
- Units affected
- 1,132
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Steering > Linkages
- Model years
- 2015-2017
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
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 can 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
Recall repairs are free of charge.
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
2 models, 6 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 16V723000?
2 models: Autocar Xpert (2015-2017), Autocar Xspotter (2015-2017), about 1,132 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 16V723000?
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.
What can 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.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.