The defect
THE STEEL WHEELS EXHIBIT FATIGUE CRACKING AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE WHEEL LUG NUT MOUNTING SURFACE DUE TO WHEEL BENDING CAUSED BY FREQUENT MISUSE OF TIRE MOUNTING EQUIPMENT, LUG NUT OVERTORQUING, AND THE UNUSUAL OPERATING CONDITIONS EXPERIENCED BY POLICE VEHICLES.
The risk
THE CRACKING CAN CAUSE WHEEL FRACTURING AND SUBSEQUENTSEPARATION FROM THE AXLE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WHEELS WITH REDESIGNED STEEL WHEELS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet Caprice | 1991, 1992 |
Components: WHEELS
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 Caprice | 1991 | 131 | 5 |
| Chevrolet Caprice | 1992 | 89 | 6 |
Other wheels recalls in 1992
10 of the 185 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1992 concerned the wheels; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 92V170000 12 Nov 1992 | AMERTEK, INC. |
| 92V164000 10 Nov 1992 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 92V163000 4 Nov 1992 | FRUEHAUF CORPORATION |
| 92V139000 30 Sept 1992 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
| 92V129000 8 Sept 1992 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 92V088000 22 Jun 1992 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 92V084000 10 Jun 1992 | AMERTEK, INC. |
| 92V065000 11 May 1992 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1992