{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Autocar recall 16V319 (MDTT-1601): Model Year 2016-2017 Auto Xspotter and 2017 Autocar Xpert",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v319/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V319 (Autocar): If the spindle nuts loosen, the wheel assembly may separate from the rear axle, increasing the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Autocar Xpert, Autocar Xspotter, model years 2016 to 2017. Filed by Autocar Industries, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 18 May 2016. 43 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Autocar Industries, LLC (Autocar) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Auto Xspotter and 2017 Autocar Xpert 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. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , 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. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Autocar's own number for this recall: MDTT-1601. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V319 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If the spindle nuts loosen, the wheel assembly may separate from the rear axle, increasing the risk of a crash.” 16V319 Autocar Industries, LLC Suspension:Rear:Axle:Spindle 18 May 2016 2016-2017 AUTOCAR XPERT, AUTOCAR XSPOTTER If the spindle nuts loosen, the wheel assembly may separate from the rear axle, increasing the risk of a crash. Autocar will no",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:22:15+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T10:53:25+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Autocar recall 16V319 (MDTT-1601): Model Year 2016-2017 Auto Xspotter and 2017 Autocar Xpert\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v319/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}