The defect
MISSING WELD THAT ATTACHES WHEEL CENTER TO THE RIM COULD ALLOW WHEEL CENTER TO SEPARATE FROM THE RIM.
The risk
THIS COULD RESULT IN PARTIAL LOSS OF STEERING CONTROLAND BRAKES, LOSS OF TIRE AIR PRESSURE, AND SUDDEN CHANGE IN VEHICLE DIRECTION,WHICH COULD RESULT IN CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
REPLACE WHEELS WITH MISSING WELDS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet Corvette | 1988 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet Corvette | 1988 | 16 | 3 |
Other wheels recalls in 1988
8 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1988 concerned the wheels; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 88V159000 4 Oct 1988 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 88V153000 27 Sept 1988 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 88V115000 19 Jul 1988 | WINNEBAGO IND., INC. |
| 88V108000 5 Jul 1988 | COLEMAN CO., INC. |
| 88V089000 1 Jun 1988 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. |
| 88V074000 4 May 1988 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 88V035000 23 Mar 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1988