| NHTSA Record Id: 10469 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: AMERICAN RACING |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008633000079340000000309 |
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| Model Name: 500 |
Model Year: 9999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 98E016000 |
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| Component Name: WHEELS |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: AMERICAN RACING WHEELS |
| Start date of Manufacturing: -- |
End date of Manufacturing: -- |
| Report For : E |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 2397 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Mar, 30 1998 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : AMERICAN RACING EQUIPMENT |
Report Received Date: May, 12 1998 |
| Record Creation date : May, 14 1998 |
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| Defect Summary : Equipment description: 500/501 series, 16" aluminum alloy wheel (500 series designed for front-wheel drive vehicles and 501 series for rear-wheel drive). the center of the wheel can fracture and separate from the rim. |
Consequence Summary: If the wheel separated, a loss of vehicle control can occur, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace these wheels, including all costs associated with vehicle towing and installation, labor, mounting and balancing of the replacement wheels; a full refund for the wheels including any associated costs; or replacement of these wheels with applicable original equipment manufacturer's (oem) wheels, including all costs associated with the vehicle towing, purchase, installation, labor, mounting and balancing of the oem wheels. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began march 30, 1998.owners who do not receive a free replacement wheel within a reasonable time should contact american racing at 1-310-761-4040.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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