The defect
SCREWS THAT ATTACH WHEEL COVERS ON ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WHEELS WERE NOT FULLY TORQUED AND MAY GRADUALLY LOOSEN AND SEPARATE FROM WHEELS UNDER EXTREME DRIVING CONDITIONS.
The risk
WHEEL COVERS COULD SEPARATE FROM WHEELS; THIS COULDPRESENT A HAZARD TO OTHER VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS IN VICINITY OF OCCURRENCE.
The remedy
APPLY "LOCTITE 242 (BLUE) TO THE WHEEL COVER ATTACHING SCREWS TO PREVENT SCREWS FROM LOOSENING.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| BMW M5 | 1991 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMW M5 | 1991 | 0 | 3 |
Other wheels recalls in 1990
5 of the 208 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1990 concerned the wheels; BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE filed 145 campaigns in all.
| 90V191000 9 Nov 1990 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 90V159000 28 Aug 1990 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 90V057000 21 Mar 1990 | FRUEHAUF CORPORATION |
| 90V053000 15 Mar 1990 | HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1990