The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ALLOY WHEELS AND SOLD IN PUERTO RICO. THESE WHEELS WERE MANUFACTURED WITHOUT THE STEEL BUSHING INSERTS AROUND THE WHEEL BOLT OPENINGS, ALLOWING FRICTION BETWEEN THE WHEEL BOLT SEATS AND THE WHEEL BOLTS. THIS CAN RESULT IN THE BOLTS LOOSENING DURING HARD BRAKING.
The risk
THE WHEEL COULD DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL RETORQUE THE WHEEL BOLTS AND WILL UPDATE THE OWNER'S MANUAL WHEEL BOLT TORQUE SPECIFICATION.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Daewoo Puerto Rico Lanos | 1998, 1999, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daewoo Puerto Rico Lanos | 1998 | 6 | 3 |
| Daewoo Puerto Rico Lanos | 1999 | 10 | 3 |
| Daewoo Puerto Rico Lanos | 2000 | 27 | 3 |
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 |
| 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. |
| 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