Autocar Steering: Critical Fasteners

Autocar is recalling about 1,131 vehicles over a problem with the steering. An improperly secured steering column shaft pinch bolt can cause a sudden loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
23V656000
Manufacturer
Autocar, LLC
Reported
28 September 2023
Vehicles
1,131
Built between
Not published
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
27 November 2023
Repaired
54%
Unrepaired
516

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • 2023 Autocar Legend
  • 2022-2023 Autocar Xpeditor

Repair progress

516 of 1,131 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2025.

54% repaired — 615 of 1,131 reported

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, LLC (Autocar) is recalling certain 2022-2023 ACX (Xpeditor) and 2023 DC (Legend) vehicles. The steering column shaft pinch bolt may not have been properly secured.

What could happen

An improperly secured steering column shaft pinch bolt can cause a sudden loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Dealers will replace the steering column shaft pinch bolts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 27, 2023.

Parts involved

  • Autocar Steering Column Shaft Pinch BoltAutocar Steering Column Shaft Pinch BoltAutocar Steering Column Shaft Pinch Bolt

Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA28 September 2023
  2. Owners notified27 November 2023
  3. Latest repair reportQ3 2025 — 54% 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 28 September 2023.

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 ACX-2310.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
ACX-2310 DC-2308
Recalling manufacturer
Autocar, 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.nhtsa.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.

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