Recall Detail

ALCOA / LTS / 1996

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 10521 Vehicale/Equipment Name: ALCOA
Recalled Component Id: 000008910000081846000000310 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: LTS Model Year: 1996
NHTSA Campaign Number: 98E039000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: WHEELS:RIM Manufacturer That Filed Report: ALCOA AL. CO. OF AMER.
Start date of Manufacturing: Sep, 01 1993 End date of Manufacturing: Jun, 30 1996
Report For : E Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 88394
Date Owner Notified By MFR : May, 01 1999 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Alcoa Inc. Report Received Date: Nov, 13 1998
Record Creation date : Nov, 30 1998 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : Equipment description: aftermarket aluminum light truck wheels, 16"x6", used with dual rear wheel axle applications. fatigue cracks can occur at multiple locations in the outboard bear seat area, allowing air to slowly leak out of the tire. if the user ignores the problem, the cracks can continue around the circumference of the wheel, causing the face of the wheel to separate from the remaining part of the wheel. Consequence Summary: This condition could result in the tire separation from the wheel, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the subject wheels. Recall Notes: Owner notification began during may 1999. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact alcoa at 1-888-279-3055.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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