The defect
WHEELS MAY LOOSEN DUE TO USE OF INCORRECT CAP NUT, PREVENTING PROPER CONTACT WITH THE WHEEL AND EVENTUAL LOSS OF TORQUE.
The risk
WHEEL BOLT CIRCLE CAN CRACK, ALLOWING TIRE AND WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE; THIS COULD AFFECT DRIVER CONTROL AND RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
INSTALL NEW WHEELS FOR DAMAGED WHEELS AND REPLACE CAP NUTS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Fruehauf | 1989 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruehauf | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
Other wheels recalls in 1990
5 of the 208 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1990 concerned the wheels; FRUEHAUF CORPORATION filed 33 campaigns in all.
| 90V204000 17 Dec 1990 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 90V191000 9 Nov 1990 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 90V159000 28 Aug 1990 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 90V053000 15 Mar 1990 | HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1990