# NHTSA recall 22V697000

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: 22V697000
- Manufacturer's number: ACX\-2205
- Manufacturer: Autocar, LLC
- Reported: 2022\-09\-16
- Owners notified: 2022\-11\-14
- Component: STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
- Units potentially affected: 236
- Part numbers: Meritor Tie Rod Tube Clamp

## What is wrong

Autocar, LLC \(Autocar\) is recalling certain 2022 ACX \(Xpeditor\) trucks.  The tie rod clamps may have been improperly heat\-treated, causing them to fail and allowing the tie rods to separate.


## What can happen

Separated tie rods can result in a sudden loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will replace the tie rod clamps, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed on November 14, 2022.  Owners may contact Autocar's customer service at 1\-888\-218\-3611.  Autocar's number for this recall is ACX\-2205.


## 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.nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 1, for 2024 quarter 4 to 2025 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2025\-10\-28
- Vehicles in the campaign: 236
- Reported remedied: 191 \(80%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 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

- [2022 AUTOCAR XPEDITOR](/makes/autocar/xpeditor/2022/recalls.md)

## 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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