NHTSA campaign 06V100000 · Autocar campaign A-0602
Autocar Recall 06V-100: STEERING SHAFT
NHTSA recall 06V100000 (Autocar campaign A-0602) was reported by AUTOCAR, LLC on April 4, 2006, with 19 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Autocar WX and Autocar WXR for the 2006 model year. Owners were notified on April 25, 2006, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 06V100000 (also written 06V-100 or 06V100)
- Filed by
- AUTOCAR, LLC
- Autocar campaign number
- A-0602
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 19 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering — Gear Box — Shaft Sector
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V100000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Autocar
Autocar WX
- 2006 · Vehicles built February 6, 2006 – March 3, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Autocar WXR
- 2006 · Vehicles built February 6, 2006 – March 3, 2006 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V100000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY CLASS 8 TRUCKS, THE BOLT ON THE STEERING SHAFT MAY NOT BE TIGHTENED TO THE CORRECT SPECIFICATION AND THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS THAT DUE TO THE LOOSE NUT, THE YOKE BOLT COULD SLIDE OUT PARTIALLY AND LIMIT THE ROTATION ON THE STEERING SHAFT.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE STEERING BOLT AND TIGHTEN IF NECESSARY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 25, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AUTOCAR AT 1-765-489-5499.
Notes
AUTOCAR RECALL NO. A-0602. CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 06V100000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.