Vehicle recall 16V723000 · October 7, 2016
Autocar Xpert and Xspotter
The castle nuts on the steering linkage assembly may not have been tightened properly.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- 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.
- Consequence
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 16V723000
- Reported to NHTSA
- October 7, 2016
- Filed by
- Autocar Industries, LLC
- Manufacturer campaign
- MDTT-1602
- Owner notification
- November 18, 2016
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 1,132
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Steering › Linkages
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Autocar Xpert (2015-2017): 2017, 2016, 2015
- Autocar Xspotter (2015-2017): 2017, 2016, 2015
Has your Autocar been repaired?
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