{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Autocar recall 16V599 (ACTT-1601): Model Year 2016-2017 Xspotter",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v599/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V599 (Autocar): A loss of steering ability increases the risk of a crash. Autocar's own number: ACTT-1601.",
  "excerpt": "Autocar Xspotter, model years 2016 to 2017. Filed by Autocar Industries, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 15 August 2016. 294 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Autocar Industries, LLC (Autocar) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Xspotter vehicles manufactured August 3, 2015, to April 21, 2016. The steering column shaft weld may break causing a separation of the steering wheel from the steering system, creating a loss of steering ability. 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: ACTT-1601. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V599 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: “A loss of steering ability increases the risk of a crash.” 16V599 Autocar Industries, LLC Steering:Column 15 August 2016 2016-2017 AUTOCAR XSPOTTER A loss of steering ability increases the risk of a crash. Autocar will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the steering columns and replace them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on October 7, 2016. Owners may c",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:36:50+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T11:28:24+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Autocar recall 16V599 (ACTT-1601): Model Year 2016-2017 Xspotter\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v599/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}