- Vehicles
- 294
- Built between
- Aug 2015 – Apr 2016
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 7 October 2016
- Repaired
- 53%
- Unrepaired
- 120
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between August 2015 and April 2016. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2016-2017 Autocar XspotterBuilt August 2015 to April 2016
Repair progress
120 of 294 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2018.
53% repaired — 157 of 294 reported
- Scrapped or exported
- 17
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Autocar Industries, LLC (Autocar) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Xspotter vehicles manufactured August 3, 2015, to April 21, 2016. The steering column shaft weld may break causing a separation of the steering wheel from the steering system, creating a loss of steering ability.
What could happen
A loss of steering ability increases the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Autocar will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the steering columns and replace them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on October 7, 2016.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtAugust 2015 to April 2016
- Recall reported to NHTSA15 August 2016
- Owners notified7 October 2016
- Latest repair reportQ1 2018 — 53% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 15 August 2016.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact Autocar customer service at 1-888-218-3611. Autocar's number for this recall is ACTT-1601.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- ACTT-1601
- Recalling manufacturer
- Autocar Industries, LLC
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional 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.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.