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Autocar K Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 7 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 5 model years of the Autocar K (1975–1979).

7
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
1978
year with most recalls

Pick your Autocar K model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1979 Autocar K20
1978 Autocar K50
1977 Autocar K40
1976 Autocar K20
1975 Autocar K10

All Autocar K recalls (7)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Autocar K, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Engine (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 80V059000 Reported 3,266 vehicles potentially affected WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION

    The bypass oil filter mounting brackets may be insufficiently welded to the radiator frame. This could allow the filter mounting bracket and oil filter to come loose, fall, and wedge themselves within the steering geometry.

    Remedy: Dealer will inspect and, if necessary, reweld the bracket without charge.

    Model years: 1976, 1977, 1978

  2. Cables (vehicle speed control)

    NHTSA 80V036000 Reported 388 vehicles potentially affected WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION

    Certain vehicles do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 124, "accelerator control systems". Due to interference between the engine shutdown actuator and the accelerator return springs, the throttle may not return quickly enough.

    Remedy: Dealer will inspect and, if necessary, reposition the throttle return spring bracket and replace the return springs without charge to owner.

    Model years: 1979

  3. Steering wheel/handle bar (steering)

    NHTSA 79V180000 Reported 1,223 vehicles potentially affected WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION

    Some of the involved vehicles were not inspected for adequate clearance between the steering shaft and its firewall opening. Inadequate clearance could result in the steering column becoming scored or severed by the firewall sheet metal.

    Remedy: Dealer will inspect vehicles and, if necessary, enlarge the firewall opening to provide the minimum 3/8 inch clearance for the steering shaft. Any scored or cut shafts will be replaced without charge to owner.

    Model years: 1978

  4. Fan (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 79V148000 Reported 575 vehicles potentially affected WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION

    Lockwashers, used to retain the engine"s fan mounting bolts, may have been omitted during assembly, causing the bolts to loosen and allowing the fan to separate from its mounting hub.

    Remedy: Dealer will install lockwashers on the bolts.

    Model years: 1977, 1978

  5. Gasoline (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 79V147000 Reported 74 vehicles potentially affected WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION

    In the involved vehicles, the air pressure which is used to actuate the engine shutdown solenoid may be blocked whenever transmission fluid temperature exceeds 250 degrees fahrenheit.

    Remedy: Dealer will inspect and modify the air plumbing as required.

    Model years: 1979

  6. Windshield wiper/washer (visibility)

    NHTSA 79V008000 Reported 12,333 vehicles potentially affected WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION

    The windshield wiper may over-travel its designed sweep angle during its initial stroke with the possibility of temporary wiper immobilization.

    Remedy: Dealer will install a restriction fitting in the control valve at no cost to owner.

    Model years: 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978

  7. Steering wheel/handle bar (steering)

    NHTSA 79V110000 Reported 8,921 vehicles potentially affected WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION

    The hose clamp, which was installed around the steering column boot seat to keep noise and dirt from entering the cab, may loosen.

    Remedy: Dealer will replace the metal hose clamp without charge.

    Model years: 1977, 1978

Other Autocar models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.