# NHTSA recall 16V316000

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: 16V316000
- Manufacturer's number: ACX\-1602
- Manufacturer: Autocar, LLC
- Reported: 2016\-05\-18
- Owners notified: 2016\-06\-30
- Component: SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:SPINDLE
- Units potentially affected: 67

## What is wrong

Autocar, LLC \(Autocar\) is recalling certain model year 2016\-2017 Xpeditor vehicles manufactured March 04, 2016, through April 21, 2016. The tab lock washers on the rear axle wheel ends may not have been properly bent over the outer spindle nut during assembly.


## What can happen

If the spindle nuts loosen, the wheel assembly may separate from the rear axle, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Autocar will notify owners and dealers will inspect the tab lock washers and remedy tabs where needed, free of charge. The recall began on June 30, 2016. Owners may contact Autocar's customer service at 1\-765\-489\-5499.  Autocar's number for this recall is ACX\-1602.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2017\-10\-16
- Vehicles in the campaign: 67
- Reported remedied: 50 \(74%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 3, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2016 AUTOCAR XPEDITOR](/makes/autocar/xpeditor/2016/recalls.md). Built 2016\-03\-04 to 2016\-04\-21.
- [2017 AUTOCAR XPEDITOR](/makes/autocar/xpeditor/2017/recalls.md). Built 2016\-03\-04 to 2016\-04\-21.

## 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)

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