2003 Autocar Wxll recall: steering
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain dual steer trucks, the right hand steering wheel may not be seated properly on the column shaft.
💥 The risk
This could allow the steering wheel to slip on the steering column shaft resulting in loss of vehicle steering without warning, which could cause a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will re-install steering wheels not meeting the specified dimension. Owner notification is expected to begin during december 2003. Customers who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact autocar at 1-765-489-5499.
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
- 03V491000
- Manufacturer recall #
- A-0305
- Manufacturer
- AUTOCAR, LLC
- Vehicles affected
- 25
- Component
- STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Dec 15, 2003
- Built
- Jul 23, 2003 – Nov 18, 2003
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Autocar recall no. A-0305.customers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).