1977 Autocar K: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 1977 Autocar K. The newest campaign is 80V059000. NHTSA received the report on 15 May 1980. The NHTSA record gives the component Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 80V059000, in the NHTSA record
Dealer will inspect and, if necessary, reweld the bracket without charge.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
4 campaigns, newest first. 25,095 units in total.
- 80V059000Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine
- 79V148000Engine and Engine Cooling / Cooling System / Fan
- 79V110000Steering / Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
- 79V008000Visibility / Windshield Wiper/Washer
80V059000Received . 3,266 units.
Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
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, in the NHTSA record
Dealer will inspect and, if necessary, reweld the bracket without charge.
Report filed by WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
79V148000Received . 575 units.
Engine and Engine Cooling / Cooling System / Fan
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
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, in the NHTSA record
Dealer will install lockwashers on the bolts.
Report filed by WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
79V110000Received . 8,921 units.
Steering / Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The hose clamp, which was installed around the steering column boot seat to keep noise and dirt from entering the cab, may loosen.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealer will replace the metal hose clamp without charge.
Report filed by WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
79V008000Received . 12,333 units.
Visibility / Windshield Wiper/Washer
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The windshield wiper may over-travel its designed sweep angle during its initial stroke with the possibility of temporary wiper immobilization.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealer will install a restriction fitting in the control valve at no cost to owner.
Report filed by WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1977 Autocar KThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1977 Autocar K: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/autocar/k/1977/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1977 Autocar K?
- 25,095 units in 4 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Autocar K have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 7 recall campaigns for the Autocar K, model years 1975 to 1979. 4 of them name the 1977 model year.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1977 Autocar K open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.