# NHTSA recall 24V182000

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: 24V182000
- Manufacturer: Kalmar Solutions, LLC
- Reported: 2024\-03\-07
- Owners notified: 2024\-04\-10
- Component: STEERING
- Units potentially affected: 2
- Part numbers: In production: Kalmar p/n 53573752; Sheppard Model or p/n M100PQS31

## What is wrong

Kalmar Solutions, LLC \(Kalmar\) is recalling certain 2023 Ottawa T2 vehicles.  The steering gear assemblies may have been assembled incorrectly with fewer recirculating balls than are required, which may result in a loss of steering control.


## What can happen

A loss of steering control increases the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will replace the defective gears, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed April 10, 2024.  Owners may contact Kalmar customer service at 1\-785\-229\-6327.


## 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: Quarterly report 8, for 2026 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-05\-21
- Vehicles in the campaign: 2
- Reported remedied: 0 \(0%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 1, 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

- [2023 KALMAR OTTAWA T2](/makes/kalmar/ottawa-t2/2023/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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