The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH AFTERMARKET ALUMINUM DUAL WHEELS, 22.5X8.25, ONE-PIECE, TUBELESS, SUPPLIED BY ACCURIDE/AKW. CERTAIN DESIGN REVISIONS COMBINED WITH PROCESS CONDITIONS CAUSED FATIGUE CRACKS IN THESE WHEELS.
The risk
THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THESE WHEELS.
The remedy
ACCURIDE/AKW WILL REPLACE THESE WHEELS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Stoughton Van Trailer | 1997 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stoughton Van Trailer | 1997 | 1 | 1 |
Other wheels recalls in 1999
10 of the 392 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1999 concerned the wheels.
| 99V360000 23 Dec 1999 | DUCATI NORTH AMERICA |
| 99V336002 3 Dec 1999 | DAEWOO DE PUERTO RICO |
| 99V336001 30 Nov 1999 | DAEWOO MOTOR CO., LTD |
| 99V304000 1 Nov 1999 | POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 99V293000 25 Oct 1999 | STRATOS BOATS |
| 99V099000 29 Apr 1999 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 99V087000 22 Apr 1999 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 99V072000 12 Apr 1999 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1999