Autocar Steering: Linkages

Autocar is recalling about 19 vehicles over a problem with the steering.

Campaign
78V052000
Manufacturer
WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION
Reported
9 March 1978
Vehicles
19
Built between
Oct 1976 – Nov 1977
Models
3
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
21 April 1978
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between October 1976 and November 1977. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1976-1977 Autocar C9364BBuilt October 1976 to November 1977
  • 1976-1977 Autocar C9364UBuilt October 1976 to November 1977
  • 1976-1977 Autocar DC10364BBuilt October 1976 to November 1977

What the defect is

The incorrect steering arm may have been installed in production. The location of this steering arm can cause an increased bend in the lower drag link, or possibly rupture the ball stud.

What gets fixed

THE DEALER WILL REPLACE DEFECTIVE STEERING ARMS WITH NEW ONES WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNERS.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtOctober 1976 to November 1977
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA9 March 1978
  3. Owners notified21 April 1978

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 9 March 1978.

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

Vehicle description: trucks.system: steering system; steering arm.consequences of defect: such a failure could occur without prior warning to thedriver, resulting in loss of steering control and, possibly, a vehicleaccident.

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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