The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH SIX-SPOKE WHEEL ASSEMBLIES. THESE VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH THE WRONG COMBINATIONS OF WHEEL ASSEMBLY PARTS. SHOULD THE SIX-SPOKE WHEEL ASSEMBLY HAVE MIS-MATCHED PARTS, HIGH STRESSES IN THE WHEEL STUDS AND POTENTIAL WHEEL FAILURES CAN OCCUR.
The risk
STUD FAILURES CAN OCCUR RESULTING IN A WHEEL SEPARATION INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THESE WHEELS AND MAKE THE NECESSARY COMBINATION CORRECTIONS. ALSO OPERATOR INSTRUCTIONS AND VISUAL AIDS WILL BE UPDATED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Navistar 5000 | 1996, 1997 |
| Navistar 9200 | 1996, 1997 |
| Navistar 9300 | 1996, 1997 |
| Navistar 9400 | 1996, 1997 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navistar 5000 | 1996 | 0 | 1 |
| Navistar 5000 | 1997 | 0 | 1 |
| Navistar 9200 | 1996 | 1 | 2 |
| Navistar 9200 | 1997 | 0 | 7 |
| Navistar 9300 | 1996 | 0 | 2 |
| Navistar 9300 | 1997 | 0 | 5 |
| Navistar 9400 | 1996 | 0 | 2 |
| Navistar 9400 | 1997 | 0 | 5 |
Other wheels recalls in 1997
7 of the 268 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1997 concerned the wheels; INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE filed 97 campaigns in all.
| 97V224000 8 Dec 1997 | DUCATI NORTH AMERICA |
| 97V219000 24 Nov 1997 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 97V202000 19 Nov 1997 | LOTUS CARS OF AMERICA INC |
| 97V106000 28 Jun 1997 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 97V098000 4 Jun 1997 | GLAVAL BUS DIVISION |
| 97V070000 28 Apr 1997 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1997