The defect
ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY CLASS 8 XPEDITOR TRUCKS, SOME OF THE SEAT BASE MOUNTING FASTENERS THAT SECURE THE SEAT BASE TO THE CAB FLOOR BRACKET MAY HAVE BEEN LEFT LOOSE OR NOT INSTALLED AT ALL. IMPROPERLY TORQUED SEAT-MOUNTING FASTENERS MAY ALLOW MOVEMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT WHILE HE/SHE IS OPERATING THE VEHICLE.
The risk
THIS MOVEMENT COULD RESULT IN A TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 22, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AUTOCAR AT 1-877-973-3486, EXT. 2572 OR GO TO WWW.AUTOCARTRUCK.COM.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Autocar WX | 2006, 2007 |
| Autocar Wxll | 2006, 2007 |
| Autocar WXR | 2006, 2007 |
Components: SEATS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autocar WX | 2006 | 0 | 4 |
| Autocar WX | 2007 | 0 | 7 |
| Autocar WXR | 2006 | 0 | 3 |
| Autocar WXR | 2007 | 0 | 5 |
| Autocar Wxll | 2006 | 1 | 3 |
| Autocar Wxll | 2007 | 0 | 6 |
Other seats recalls in 2007
6 of the 587 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2007 concerned the seats; AUTOCAR, LLC filed 42 campaigns in all.
| 07V490000 17 Oct 2007 | NEWMAR CORPORATION |
| 07V481000 12 Oct 2007 | MONACO COACH CORPORATION |
| 07V476000 10 Oct 2007 | FORETRAVEL, INC. |
| 07V194000 7 May 2007 | GIRARDIN MINIBUS INC. |
| 07V155000 13 Apr 2007 | U.S. BUS CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2007