Recall · 22V797000
Autocar recalled the Autocar Xpeditor over steering
2,136
Vehicles covered
1
Model
3
Model years
October 21, 2022
Filed with NHTSA
STEERING:CRITICAL FASTENERS
- The defect
- Autocar, LLC (Autocar) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Autocar Xpeditor vehicles. The steering column shaft pinch bolt may be improperly secured.
- What it can cause
- An improperly secured steering column shaft pinch bolt can bind, causing a sudden loss of steering and increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will replace the steering column shaft pinch bolt, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on December 19, 2022. Owners may contact Autocar customer service at 1-888-218-3611. Autocar's number for this recall is ACX-2206.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Autocar Xpeditor | 2021 to 2023 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 2,136 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 67% of the 16,349 vehicle recalls with a published size filed from 1995 up to this one. The middle campaign among them covers 481. It covers model years 2021 to 2023, so the oldest vehicles on it were one model year old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Autocar vehicles have been recalled over the steering 23 times before this, most recently in September 2022 as 22V697000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 34 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V699000 (engine and engine cooling), 26V055000 (electronic stability control (esc)), 25V660000 (steering), 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 October 21, 2022 as campaign 22V797000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes. Data last checked 2022-10-21.
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