The defect
WHEEL LUG NUTS WERE NOT PROPERLY TORQUED TO SPECIFICATIONS.
The risk
WHEEL LUG NUTS COULD LOOSEN AND/OR COME OFF THE WHEELSTUDS. THIS COULD EVENTUALLY RESULT IN WHEEL SEPARATING FROM THE VEHICLE.LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR.
The remedy
INSPECTION OF VEHICLE AND ASSURE PROPER TORQUE REPLACES ANY MISSING LUG NUT OR LOOSE STUD.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Pontiac Grand Prix | 1988 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pontiac Grand Prix | 1988 | 88 | 11 |
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 |
| 88V017000 9 Feb 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1988