The defect
IRON PARTICLES INSIDE THE WHEEL HUBS COULD CREATE FRICTION CAUSING THE BEARING TO OVERHEAT.
The risk
THIS COULD RESULT IN PREMATURE BEARING FAILURE.
The remedy
REPLACE HUBS AND BEARINGS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Monon | 1987 |
Components: WHEELS:HUBCAP/COVER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monon | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
Other wheels recalls in 1987
12 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1987 concerned the wheels; MONON CORPORATION filed 5 campaigns in all.
| 87V162000 20 Oct 1987 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 87V143000 9 Sept 1987 | ESTABLISHMENT INDUSTRIES |
| 87V140000 4 Sept 1987 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 87V133000 1 Sept 1987 | HOLLOWAY DEBRAAL COMPANY. |
| 87V129000 14 Aug 1987 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 87V080000 2 Jun 1987 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 87V063000 8 May 1987 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 87V060000 27 Apr 1987 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987