AUTOCAR AUTOCAR PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

AUTOCAR AUTOCAR PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of AUTOCAR AUTOCAR recalls and defective parts found on AUTOCAR AUTOCAR automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the AUTOCAR AUTOCAR manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their design, structure, body, or performance.

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Most Recent Recalls For AUTOCAR AUTOCAR

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
1983-1987 AUTOCAR AUTOCAR SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR Recall
1983-1987 AUTOCAR AUTOCAR	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR Units affected: 7879	VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP Report Date: 1988-09-13
Summary: THE SEAT CUSHION MAY INTERFERE WITH THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR MECHANISM KEEPING IT FROM LOCKING.
1985-1987 AUTOCAR AUTOCAR EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS Recall
1985-1987 AUTOCAR AUTOCAR	EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS Units affected: 276	VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP Report Date: 1988-06-10
Summary: DECALS WARNING NOT TO USE ETHER OR STARTING FLUIDS MAY HAVE BEEN OMITTED FROM THE AIR CLEANER AND/OR INSTRUMENT PANEL.
1988 AUTOCAR AUTOCAR SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:U-BOLT, LEAF SPRING TO AXLE Recall
1988 AUTOCAR AUTOCAR	SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:U-BOLT, LEAF SPRING TO AXLE Units affected: 66	VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP Report Date: 1988-04-20
Summary: INCORRECT BOLTS MAY HAVE BEEN USED TO ATTACH THE REAR SUSPENSION TO THE CROSSMEMBER.
1983-1987 AUTOCAR AUTOCAR SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:CONTROLS:FOOT CONTROL Recall
1983-1987 AUTOCAR AUTOCAR	SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:CONTROLS:FOOT CONTROL Units affected: 33183	VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP Report Date: 1987-09-15
Summary: FOOT CONTROLLED BRAKE VALVE MAY MALFUNCTION BY ALLOWING AIR PRESSURE TO BYPASS CONTROL PISTON O RING.
1985-1986 AUTOCAR AUTOCAR SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE:TORQUE ARM Recall
1985-1986 AUTOCAR AUTOCAR	SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE:TORQUE ARM Units affected: 45	VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP Report Date: 1987-09-04
Summary: THE TANDEM SUSPENSION CURVED TORQUE RODS MAY FAIL AT A POINT WHERE THE TWO PIECE CENTER TUBE IS WELDED TOGETHER.
1983-1984 AUTOCAR AUTOCAR PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE:AIR Recall
1983-1984 AUTOCAR AUTOCAR	PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE:AIR Units affected: 4839	VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP Report Date: 1985-08-14
Summary: THE QUICK RELEASE AIR VALVE MAY CONTAIN A VALVE DISC THAT BALLOONS WHEN THE PARKING BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND PREVENT THE PARKING BRAKES FROM SETTING. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: ALTHOUGH THE PARKING BRAKE IS APPLIED, THE PARKING BRAKES MAY NOT BE SET. THIS COULD ALLOW AN UNATTENDED VEHICLE TO ROLL AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
1982-1985 AUTOCAR AUTOCAR SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:RESERVOIR Recall
1982-1985 AUTOCAR AUTOCAR	SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:RESERVOIR Units affected: 1287	VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP Report Date: 1985-06-06
Summary: TRUCKS MAY NOT MEET THE AIR RESERVOIR VOLUME OF 12 TIMES THE COMBINED VOLUME OF ALL BRAKE CHAMBERS AT FULL STROKE AS REQUIRED BY FMVSS 121. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS COULD BE REDUCED CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT.
1979-1982 AUTOCAR AUTOCAR LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH Recall
1979-1982 AUTOCAR AUTOCAR	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH Units affected: 2398	WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION Report Date: 1983-03-17
Summary: IN CERTAIN TYPES OF COLLISIONS, THE DOOR LATCHES MAY RELEASE AND THE DOOR COULD OPEN. THE DOOR LATCH SYSTEM FAILS TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 206, "DOOR LOCKS AND DOOR RETENTION COMPONENTS".
1982 AUTOCAR AUTOCAR STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:POWER ASSIST SYSTEM Recall
1982 AUTOCAR AUTOCAR	STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:POWER ASSIST SYSTEM Units affected: 377	WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION Report Date: 1982-10-14
Summary: THE FRONT AXLE DRAG LINK CLAMP ASSEMBLIES INSTALLED ON THE SUSPECT VEHICLES MAY CONTAIN BOLTS WHICH HAVE QUENCH CRACKS AND ARE SUBJECT TO FAILURE. FAILURE OF THE BOLT WOULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CLAMPING ACTION AND CONTINUED OPERATION COULD LEAD TO SEPARATION OF THE BALL JOINT AND DRAG LINK.
1975-1981 AUTOCAR AUTOCAR STEERING:WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR Recall
1975-1981 AUTOCAR AUTOCAR	STEERING:WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR Units affected: 31703	WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION Report Date: 1981-10-14
Summary: STEERING SHAFT BINDER BOLTS ON CERTAIN VEHICLES ARE EITHER LOOSE OR OVER-TIGHTENED. EITHER CONDITION CAN LEAD TO A SEPARATION OF THE STEERING SHAFT FROM THE STEERING COLUMN, EVEN IF THE FACTORY INSTALLED BOLT HAS BEEN PROPERLY RETIGHTENED.