The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE (4X4), 17" CHROME STEEL WHEELS. THE CLAMP LOAD CAN BE LOST ON THE WHEEL LUGS DUE TO INSUFFICIENT WHEEL CONTACT AREA WITH THE HUB. IN SOME CASES, THE CONTACT AREA CAN DEFORM, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF LUG NUT TORQUE.
The risk
LOSS OF LUG NUT TORQUE CAN CAUSE VIBRATION OR SEPARATION OF A WHEEL AND TIRE FROM THE VEHICLE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL RE-TORQUE THE WHEEL LUGS TO PROPER SPECIFICATIONS AND ALSO INSTALL A LABEL THAT SPECIFIES THAT THE WHEEL LUGS BE TORQUED TO 110 LB-FT ANY TIME THE WHEEL IS REMOVED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Expedition | 1999 |
| Lincoln Navigator | 1999 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Expedition | 1999 | 946 | 5 |
| Lincoln Navigator | 1999 | 132 | 5 |
Other wheels recalls in 1999
10 of the 392 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1999 concerned the wheels; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 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 |
| 98V120013 18 May 1999 | SOUGHTON TRAILERS, INC. |
| 99V087000 22 Apr 1999 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 99V072000 12 Apr 1999 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1999