{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Autocar recall 16V723 (MDTT-1602): Model Year 2015-2017 Xspotter and Xpert",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v723/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V723 (Autocar): If the castle nuts were not properly tightened, the cotter pin could shear and the steering linkage assembly components could s...",
  "excerpt": "Autocar Xpert, Autocar Xspotter, model years 2015 to 2017. Filed by Autocar Industries, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 7 October 2016. 1,132 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Autocar Industries, LLC (Autocar) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Xspotter and Xpert vehicles manufactured March 2, 2015, to September 22, 2016. The castle nuts on the steering linkage assembly may not have been tightened properly. 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-1602. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V723 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 castle nuts were not properly tightened, the cotter pin could shear and the steering linkage assembly components could separate, resulting in the loss of steering and increasing the risk of a crash.” 16V723 Autocar Industries, LLC Steering:Linkages 7 October 2016 2015-2017 AUTOCAR XPERT, AUTOCAR XSPOTTER If the castle nuts were not properly tightened, the cotter pin could shear and the steering l",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:40:08+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T11:38:14+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Autocar recall 16V723 (MDTT-1602): Model Year 2015-2017 Xspotter and Xpert\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v723/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}