The defect
CRACKS DEVELOP IN THE WHEEL MOUNTING SURFACE. IF THESE CRACKS BECOME SEVERE ENOUGH, THE WHEEL WILL COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE.
The risk
IF WHEEL SEPARATION OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE OCCURS, AND A VEHICLE CRASH COULD RESULT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE MANUFACTURING DATE CODES STAMPED ON EACH WHEEL OF THE VEHICLE AND IF A WHEEL FALLS WITHIN THE SPECIFIED DATE CODE RANGE, THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THAT WHEEL ASSEMBLY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Buick Regal | 1988, 1989, 1990 |
| Chevrolet Lumina | 1990 |
| Oldsmobile Cutlass | 1988, 1989, 1990 |
| Pontiac Grand Prix | 1988, 1989, 1990 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buick Regal | 1988 | 123 | 10 |
| Buick Regal | 1989 | 106 | 7 |
| Buick Regal | 1990 | 77 | 8 |
| Chevrolet Lumina | 1990 | 427 | 7 |
| Oldsmobile Cutlass | 1988 | 74 | 6 |
| Oldsmobile Cutlass | 1989 | 113 | 6 |
| Oldsmobile Cutlass | 1990 | 103 | 6 |
| Pontiac Grand Prix | 1988 | 88 | 11 |
| Pontiac Grand Prix | 1989 | 139 | 9 |
| Pontiac Grand Prix | 1990 | 176 | 8 |
Other wheels recalls in 1995
9 of the 260 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1995 concerned the wheels; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 95V217000 9 Nov 1995 | FERRARI NORTH AMERICA |
| 95V210000 30 Oct 1995 | WESTERN RV, INC. |
| 95V186000 3 Oct 1995 | AUTOMOBILI LAMBORGHINI |
| 95V102000 24 May 1995 | UTILITY TRAILER MFG. CO. |
| 95V083000 24 Apr 1995 | BUELL MOTORCYCLE CO. |
| 95V060000 29 Mar 1995 | FAIRMONT TAMPER |
| 94V041000 28 Mar 1995 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 95V049000 23 Mar 1995 | FAIRMONT TAMPER |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1995