{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 2016401 (Autocar), 2016 to 2017: Steering",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2016401/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 2016401, AUTOCAR XSPOTTER, 2016-08-11. On certain vehicles, the steering column could break due to a defective weld. If this occurs.",
  "excerpt": "Autocar Xspotter. Published by Transport Canada as 2016401 on 11 August 2016. System: Steering. What the notice says On certain vehicles, the steering column could break due to a defective weld. If this occurs, the steering wheel could separate from the rest of the steering system, resulting in the loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will inspect and … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at Transport Canada , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. Transport Canada carries this recall as 2016401 , dated 11 August 2016. The American register carries the same defect as campaign 16V599 , dated 15 August 2016. They are the same defect because the manufacturer filed both under one internal campaign code, ACTT1601 . Number 2016401 16V599 Dated 11 August 2016 15 August 2016 Register Transport Canada NHTSA The two registers are 4 days apart : the Canadian entry is dated first, the American one second. These are the dates each register records against its own notice. They are separate administrative acts in two countries, recorded by two authorities under two sets of rules, and this page does not claim that one caused the other or that owners in either country were contacted on those days. What it shows is that the same manufacturer campa",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T10:10:26+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:40:02+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 2016401 (Autocar), 2016 to 2017: Steering\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2016401/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}