NHTSA campaign 08V024000 · Autocar campaign A-0801
Autocar Recall 08V-024: STEERING SHAFT LENGTH
NHTSA recall 08V024000 (Autocar campaign A-0801) was reported by AUTOCAR, LLC on January 23, 2008, with 28 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Autocar WX for model years 2007–2008. Owners were notified on March 7, 2008, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 08V024000 (also written 08V-024 or 08V024)
- Filed by
- AUTOCAR, LLC
- Autocar campaign number
- A-0801
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 28 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V024000. 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
All Autocar recallsNHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V024000.
Defect description
CERTAIN VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH A TELESCOPING STEERING SHAFT BETWEEN THE IN-CAB STEERING COMPONENTS AND THE POWER STEERING GEAR BOX, LOCATED ON THE VEHICLE'S FRAME. THE STEERING SHAFT HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE TOO LONG.
Safety consequence
THE ADDITIONAL LENGTH IN THE STEERING SHAFT RESULTS IN THE NEED FOR INCREASED STEERING EFFORT ON THE PART OF THE VEHICLE'S DRIVER. THE DRIVER MAY NOT BE PREPARED FOR SUCH NEED, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN UNPREDICTABLE REACTION BY THE DRIVER, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
AUTOCAR WILL PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS FOR SCHEDULING THE REPAIR OF THESE VEHICLES AT AN AUTHORIZED AUTOCAR SERVICE FACILITY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 7, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AUTOCAR AT 1-765-489-6024.
Notes
AUTOCAR RECALL NO. A-0801.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 08V024000
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.