2003 Autocar WX64 & 2003 Autocar WXLL42 + 3 more recall: steering
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain class 8 trucks, the castle nut holding the pitman arm to the steering drag link CAN vibrate loose due to a missing cotter pin.
💥 The risk
If the steering components become detached from each other, this could result in loss of vehicle steering without warning, which could cause a crash.
🔧 The fix
Autocar has telephoned all customers and all vehicles have been repaired.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 03V453000
- Manufacturer recall #
- A-0303
- Manufacturer
- AUTOCAR, LLC
- Vehicles affected
- 115
- Component
- STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Nov 21, 2003
- Built
- Jul 23, 2003 – Nov 12, 2003
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Autocar recall no. 1-0303.customers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).