Recall Detail

GLAVAL / CHEVROLET G20 / 1995

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 13349 Vehicale/Equipment Name: GLAVAL
Recalled Component Id: 000008284000087687000000312 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: CHEVROLET G20 Model Year: 1995
NHTSA Campaign Number: 97V098000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS Manufacturer That Filed Report: GLAVAL BUS DIVISION
Start date of Manufacturing: Dec, 06 1995 End date of Manufacturing: Jun, 12 1996
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 84
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jul, 01 1997 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Glaval Bus Report Received Date: Jun, 04 1997
Record Creation date : Jun, 17 1997 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: glaval conversion vans, 1995 chevrolet/gmc g-20 vans equipped with tipan 15" x 7" wheels. there is inadequate thread engagement on the wheels when installed on these vans. Consequence Summary: Improper tightening of these wheels can, over time, cause excessive loosening of the lug nuts, fracture of the lug studs, and separation of the wheel from the vehicle increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Corrective Summary : These wheels will be replaced with wheels having a deepened lug nut seat and appropriate lug nuts to ensure adequate thread engagement. Recall Notes: Owner notification:owner notification began july 1, 1997. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealeron an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact glaval at 1-800-348-3708.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.
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