The defect
THE REAR OF THE WHEEL CENTER SECTION WAS PAINTED CAUSING A LOSS OF FRICTION BETWEEN THE WHEEL CENTER PIECE AND THE FLANGE (BACKING PLATE) ENABLING THE FLANGE TO ROTATE AND/OR THE SLEEVE THROUGH WHICH THE LUG STUDS PASS WERE NOT PROPERLY INSERTED IN THE WHEELS.
The risk
THE ROTATING FLANGE CAN APPLY PRESSURE AGAINST THE CYLINDERS CAUSING THE CYLINDERS TO BECOME LOOSE. THIS CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF TORQUE FOR THE LUG NUT, AND CONSEQUENTLY, THE WHEEL COULD LOOSEN, CAUSING A POSSIBLE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT EACH WHEEL. IF THE WHEELS ARE NOT THE CORRECT TYPE, ANY AND/OR ALL OF THE ORIGINAL WHEELS WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW PROPERLY MANUFACTURED WHEEL.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Lamborghini Diablo | 1992 |
Components: WHEELS:RIM
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamborghini Diablo | 1992 | 1 | 1 |
Other wheels recalls in 1995
9 of the 260 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1995 concerned the wheels; AUTOMOBILI LAMBORGHINI filed 9 campaigns in all.
| 95V217000 9 Nov 1995 | FERRARI NORTH AMERICA |
| 95V210000 30 Oct 1995 | WESTERN RV, INC. |
| 95V115000 5 Jun 1995 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 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