The defect
THE HUB AREA OF THE WHEELS MAY NOT BE STRUCTURALLY SOUND AND THUS SUBJECT TO FRACTURE. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: THE WHEELS COULD SEPARATE FROM THE CAR CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL. THIS COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
INSTALL NEW FRONT AND REAR TIRE/WHEEL ASSEMBLIES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Pontiac Firebird | 1984, 1985 |
Components: WHEELS:HUB
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pontiac Firebird | 1984 | 11 | 6 |
| Pontiac Firebird | 1985 | 16 | 4 |
Other wheels recalls in 1985
14 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1985 concerned the wheels; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 85V166000 18 Dec 1985 | FEDERAL MOTORS INC. |
| 85V156000 26 Nov 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 85V129000 17 Oct 1985 | GARDNER PACIFIC CORP. |
| 85V121000 10 Oct 1985 | RAVENS MANUFACTURING CO. |
| 85V111000 16 Sept 1985 | R.B.R. CORPORATION |
| 85V089000 16 Jul 1985 | RANGER INDUSTRIES INC. |
| 85V072000 28 May 1985 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC. |
| 85V069000 24 May 1985 | HUNTSMAN,INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1985