# NHTSA recall 10V045000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 10V045000
- Manufacturer's number: A\-1001
- Manufacturer: AUTOCAR, LLC
- Reported: 2010\-02\-18
- Owners notified: 2010\-03\-19
- Component: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
- Units potentially affected: 1969

## What is wrong

AUTOCAR IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007\-2009 WX AND WXR HEAVY DUTY CLASS 8 LCOE VEHICLES.  THE AFFECTED VEHICLES MAY DEVELOP CRACKS IN THE TOP FLANGE OF THE FRONT FRAME RAIL EXTENSION.  OVER TIME, THE CRACK MAY PROPAGATE ACROSS THE EXTENSION BRACKET, POTENTIALLY CAUSING THE EXTENSION BRACKET TO DEFORM UNDER LOAD.  THESE TIRES ARE ALL ASYMMETRICAL TREAD PATTERNS WITH "OUTER" INDICATED ON THE OUTSIDE SIDEWALL. THE OUTSIDE SIDEWALL CONTAINS THE FULL TIRE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER INCLUDING THE PRODUCTION DATE CODE.


## What can happen

THIS MAY COMPROMISE THE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.


## The remedy

AUTOCAR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE.  THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 19, 2010.   OWNERS MAY CONTACT AUTOCAR AT 1\-765\-489\-5499.


## Notes

AUTOCAR RECALL NO. A\-1001.OWNERS 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 \<A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\</A\> .


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2007 AUTOCAR WX](/makes/autocar/wx/2007/recalls.md). Built 2006\-10\-30 to 2009\-10\-16.
- [2008 AUTOCAR WX](/makes/autocar/wx/2008/recalls.md). Built 2006\-10\-30 to 2009\-10\-16.
- [2009 AUTOCAR WX](/makes/autocar/wx/2009/recalls.md). Built 2006\-10\-30 to 2009\-10\-16.
- [2007 AUTOCAR WXR](/makes/autocar/wxr/2007/recalls.md). Built 2006\-10\-30 to 2009\-10\-16.
- [2008 AUTOCAR WXR](/makes/autocar/wxr/2008/recalls.md). Built 2006\-10\-30 to 2009\-10\-16.
- 2009 AUTOCAR WXR. Built 2006\-10\-30 to 2009\-10\-16.

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/10V045000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/10V045000)

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