Recall · 22V475000
Autocar recalled 3 models over steering
653
Vehicles covered
3
Models
6
Model years
July 1, 2022
Filed with NHTSA
STEERING
- The defect
- Autocar, LLC. (Autocar) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Legend, Xpeditor, and Xspotter trucks equipped with Sheppard Steering Gears. The steering gears may have been assembled incorrectly,which can cause the gear to fracture.
- What it can cause
- A fractured steering gear can cause a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers with inspect and replace the steering gear, at no charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on August 29, 2022. Owners can contact Autocar's customer service at 765-489-5499. Autocar's number for this recall is ACX-2204 DC-2202.
- NHTSA's note
- 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.nhtsa.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| AutocarLegend | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
| AutocarXpeditor | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
| AutocarXspotter | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 653 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 53% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2022 to 2023, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2022, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
Autocar vehicles have been recalled over the steering 21 times before this, most recently in August 2021 as 21V677000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 42 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V055000 (electronic stability control (esc)), 25V660000 (steering), 25V451000 (equipment), 25V449000 (service brakes, air).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Autocar, LLC with NHTSA on July 1, 2022 as campaign 22V475000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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