The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: BOAT TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH ALUMINUM WHEELS. THESE WHEELS HAVE A CHAMFERED CENTRAL HOLE WHERE THE AXLE SPINDLE PASSES THROUGH. ON SOME, THE CHAMFER IS TOO SHALLOW CAUSING THE WHEEL BEARING DUST CAP TO PROTRUDE BEHIND THE WHEEL. WHEN THIS CAP IS PROTRUDING, WHEEL LUG BOLT TORQUE WILL NOT REMAIN TIGHTENED.
The risk
IF UNDETECTED, WHEEL STUDS CAN BREAK ALLOWING THE WHEEL TO FALL OFF INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
STRATOS HAS GONE OUT OF BUSINESS. THE CORRECTION WAS TO REPLACE THESE WHEELS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Javelin Boat Trailer | 2000 |
| Stratos Boat Trailer | 2000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Javelin Boat Trailer | 2000 | 0 | 1 |
| Stratos Boat Trailer | 2000 | 2 | 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. |
| 98V120013 18 May 1999 | SOUGHTON TRAILERS, INC. |
| 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