The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE WHEEL LUG NUTS WERE NOT TIGHTENED SECURELY RESULTING IN A FRACTURE OF THE WHEEL STUDS.
The risk
THE WHEEL COULD SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. IF THE VEHICLE WERE IN MOTION, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD RESULT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TORQUE OF ALL WHEEL NUTS AND, IF NECESSARY, TIGHTEN ANY THAT MAY BE BELOW REQUIRED TORQUE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet Cavalier | 1998 |
| Pontiac Sunfire | 1998 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet Cavalier | 1998 | 345 | 4 |
| Pontiac Sunfire | 1998 | 120 | 3 |
Other wheels recalls in 1997
7 of the 268 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1997 concerned the wheels; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 97V224000 8 Dec 1997 | DUCATI NORTH AMERICA |
| 97V202000 19 Nov 1997 | LOTUS CARS OF AMERICA INC |
| 97V118000 28 Jul 1997 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 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