The defect
ROAD WHEELS WITH OVERSIZED MOUNTING HOLES MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. OVERSIZED HOLES COULD CAUSE INADEQUATE TIGHTENING OF THE WHEEL TO THE HUB, LOOSENESS OF THE WHEEL, AND POSSIBLE SEPARATION OF THE WHEEL FROM THE VEHICLE.
The remedy
UPON INSPECTION, ROAD WHEELS, INCLUDING THE SPARE, WILL BE REPLACED WITH PROPERLY MACHINED WHEELS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Dodge D350 | 1984 |
| Dodge W350 | 1984 |
Components: WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dodge D350 | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Dodge W350 | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
Other wheels recalls in 1983
8 of the 140 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1983 concerned the wheels; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 campaigns in all.
| 83V109000 13 Oct 1983 | CHARLES MACHINE WORKS INC |
| 83V087000 6 Sept 1983 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. |
| 83V070000 27 Jul 1983 | SPARTAN MOTORS, INC. |
| 83V069000 26 Jul 1983 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC. |
| 83V059000 2 Jun 1983 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 83V053000 10 May 1983 | MOTOR COACH IND., INC. |
| 83V040000 11 Apr 1983 | WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1983