The defect
THE WHEEL LUG NUTS WERE NOT TIGHTENED TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATION DURING ASSEMBLY.
The risk
THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN A FRACTURE OF THE WHEEL STUDS CAUSING THE WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL TIGHTEN THE VEHICLE'S WHEEL LUG NUTS TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATION.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Buick Roadmaster | 1995, 1996 |
| Cadillac Fleetwood | 1995, 1996 |
| Chevrolet Caprice | 1995, 1996 |
Components: WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
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 Roadmaster | 1995 | 50 | 5 |
| Buick Roadmaster | 1996 | 52 | 2 |
| Cadillac Fleetwood | 1995 | 18 | 5 |
| Cadillac Fleetwood | 1996 | 17 | 2 |
| Chevrolet Caprice | 1995 | 88 | 7 |
| Chevrolet Caprice | 1996 | 65 | 4 |
Other wheels recalls in 1996
2 of the 297 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1996 concerned the wheels; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 96V041000 1 Mar 1996 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1996