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Transport Canada Recall - 2016504 - AUTOCAR

2016-10-13

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Quick summary: Transport Canada Recall - 2016504 - AUTOCAR. Date: 2016-10-13.

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Quick summary: Transport Canada Recall - 2016504 - AUTOCAR. Date: 2016-10-13.

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BrandAUTOCAR
ProductTruck - Med. & H.D. recalled by AUTOCAR
IssueVehicle - Steering
IdentificationRA-68605

Affected products

BrandAUTOCAR
ProductTruck - Med. & H.D. recalled by AUTOCAR
Description2015 | AUTOCAR | XPERT, 2015 | AUTOCAR | XSPOTTER, 2016 | AUTOCAR | XPERT, 2016 | AUTOCAR | XSPOTTER, 2017 | AUTOCAR | XPERT, 2017 | AUTOCAR | XSPOTTER

Issue

On certain vehicles, the steering linkage castle nuts may not have been tightened to specification. If the castle nuts were to come completely loose, the steering linkage could separate without warning. This could result in a loss of steering control, Increasing the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will inspect the castle nuts, and if necessary, tighten them to the proper specification.

What you should do

  • Please see corrective actions section below
Additional official information
AudienceGeneral public
CategoryVehicles - Truck - Med. & H.D.
CompaniesPublished by Transport Canada
Published byTransport Canada
Alert / recall typeVehicle recall
Identification numberRA-68605
Background{}
CompaniesPublished by Transport Canada
AudiencesGeneral public
Source updated2017-07-27

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