Autocar Steering: Linkages

Autocar is recalling about 145 vehicles over a problem with the steering.

Campaign
73V242000
Manufacturer
WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION
Reported
19 December 1973
Vehicles
145
Built between
Mar 1973 – Dec 1973
Models
4
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
4 February 1974
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between March 1973 and December 1973. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1973 Autocar DC10366Built March 1973 to December 1973
  • 1973 Autocar DC7366Built March 1973 to December 1973
  • 1973 Autocar DC7366RBuilt March 1973 to December 1973
  • 1973 Autocar DC9966Built March 1973 to December 1973

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMarch 1973 to December 1973
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA19 December 1973
  3. Owners notified4 February 1974

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 19 December 1973.

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.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION
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

Autocar campaign no 7401.TRACTOR.POSSIBILITY that the right-hand steeringarm on driving front axle may be cracked.(correct by inspecting and replacingwith improved steering arm).

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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