NHTSA campaign 07V184000 · Autocar campaign A-0701
Autocar Recall 07V-184: LOOSE STEERING COLUMN FASTENERS
NHTSA recall 07V184000 (Autocar campaign A-0701) was reported by AUTOCAR, LLC on April 26, 2007, with 682 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Autocar WX, Autocar Wxll and Autocar WXR for the 2007 model year. Owners were notified on May 21, 2007, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 07V184000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 07V184000 (also written 07V-184 or 07V184)
- Filed by
- AUTOCAR, LLC
- Autocar campaign number
- A-0701
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 682 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering — Column
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V184000. 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
- 2007 · Vehicles built October 3, 2006 – January 23, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Autocar Wxll
- 2007 · Vehicles built October 3, 2006 – January 23, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Autocar WXR
- 2007 · Vehicles built October 3, 2006 – January 23, 2007 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V184000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS, SOME OF THE STEERING COLUMN SUPPORT BRACKET FASTENERS MAY NOT BE SECURED TO THE PROPER TIGHTNESS.
Safety consequence
EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE STEERING COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE STEERING CONTROL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 21, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AUTOCAR AT 765-489-5499.
Notes
AUTOCAR RECALL NO.A-0701. CUSTOMERS MAY 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 07V184000
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.