The defect
WHEEL LUG NUT CONE ANGLES DO NOT MATCH LUG NUT SEATING ANGLES.
The risk
NUTS COULD LOOSEN IN SERVICE CREATING POTENTIAL FORWHEELS TO SEPARATE FROM TRUCK.
The remedy
REPAIR TO PREVENT LOOSENING OF LUG NUTS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford F150 | 1987 |
| Ford F250 | 1987 |
| Ford Ranger | 1987 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford F150 | 1987 | 89 | 3 |
| Ford F250 | 1987 | 38 | 2 |
| Ford Ranger | 1987 | 50 | 4 |
Other wheels recalls in 1987
12 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1987 concerned the wheels; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 87V162000 20 Oct 1987 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 87V143000 9 Sept 1987 | ESTABLISHMENT INDUSTRIES |
| 87V133000 1 Sept 1987 | HOLLOWAY DEBRAAL COMPANY. |
| 87V129000 14 Aug 1987 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 87V120000 3 Aug 1987 | MONON CORPORATION |
| 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