Pro Comp Pitman Arms, model year 9999. Filed by TAP Worldwide, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 30 July 2018. 2,212 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says TAP Worldwide, LLC (TAP) is recalling certain Pro Comp aftermarket Pitman Arms, part numbers 56713B-1, 56714B-1, 56716B-1, 56717B-1, 56715B-1, and DC600. These pitman arms may not be properly machined potentially causing a misalignment between the pitman arm and the steering shaft.
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.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 18E071 cover?
- Pro Comp Pitman Arms.
- What is wrong with them?
- TAP Worldwide, LLC (TAP) is recalling certain Pro Comp aftermarket Pitman Arms, part numbers 56713B-1, 56714B-1, 56716B-1, 56717B-1, 56715B-1, and DC600. These pitman arms may not be properly machined potentially causing a misalignment between the pitman arm and the steering shaft.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- The misalignment may cause a reduction or loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. TAP will notify owners and will replace the pitman arms, free of charge. The recall began October 1, 2018. Owners may contact TAP customer service at 1-888-376-1417.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
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: “The misalignment may cause a reduction or loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 18E071 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | TAP Worldwide, LLC |
| System at fault | Steering |
| Reported to NHTSA | 30 July 2018 |
| Model years | 9999-9999 |
| Vehicles named | PRO COMP PITMAN ARMS |
What the notice says today
The consequence
The misalignment may cause a reduction or loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
TAP will notify owners and will replace the pitman arms, free of charge. The recall began October 1, 2018. Owners may contact TAP customer service at 1-888-376-1417.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 745 notices in the record whose component field names steering. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 39 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
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CarsMultiverse, recall 18E071, wording as read on 15 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18e071/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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