The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: BUSES BUILT ON A CHEVROLET GMT 600 CUTAWAY CHASSIS WITH A GRANNING TAG AXLE ADDED. WHEN THE WHEELS WERE INSTALLED ON THE TAG AXLE, THE RETAINING RING THAT GOES BETWEEN THE WHEEL AND THE LUG NUTS WAS INADVERTENTLY LEFT OFF.
The risk
THESE RINGS PROVIDE THE DISHED SURFACE FOR THE FLARED NUTS TO CONTACT.
The remedy
OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH TWO RETAINER RINGS WITH INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Eldorado Aerotech | 1997, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eldorado Aerotech | 1997 | 0 | 1 |
| Eldorado Aerotech | 1998 | 0 | 1 |
Other wheels recalls in 1998
19 of the 367 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1998 concerned the wheels; ELDORADO NATIONAL filed 30 campaigns in all.
| 98V120011 7 Dec 1998 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 98V277000 4 Nov 1998 | GULF STATES TOYOTA, INC. |
| 98V248000 7 Oct 1998 | AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. |
| 98V120012 10 Aug 1998 | TRAIL KING |
| 98V120010 7 Aug 1998 | BOYDSTUN |
| 98V120009 5 Aug 1998 | TALBERT MANUFACTURING, INC. |
| 98V120006 23 Jul 1998 | WALKER EQUIPMENT |
| 98V120007 22 Jul 1998 | TRANSCRAFT CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1998