Recall Detail

CHEVROLET / CAPRICE / 1991

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 21030 Vehicale/Equipment Name: CHEVROLET
Recalled Component Id: 000006456000001520000000309 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: CAPRICE Model Year: 1991
NHTSA Campaign Number: 92V089000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: WHEELS Manufacturer That Filed Report: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Start date of Manufacturing: Mar, 01 1991 End date of Manufacturing: Mar, 01 1992
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 34717
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jul, 17 1992 Recall Initiator: ODI
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : General Motors, LLC Report Received Date: Jun, 24 1992
Record Creation date : Jun, 26 1992 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : The steel wheels exhibit fatigue cracking around the circumference of the wheel lug nut mounting surface due to wheel bending caused by frequent misuse of tire mounting equipment, lug nut overtorquing, and the unusual operating conditions experienced by police vehicles. Consequence Summary: The cracking can cause wheel fracturing and subsequentseparation from the axle, which could result in a vehicle accident.
Corrective Summary : Replace the defective wheels with redesigned steel wheels. Recall Notes: System: wheels.vehicle description: police cars equipped with special police package whichincludes 15 inch by 7 inch steel wheels with wheel code rdl.
Manufacturer Supplied Component Description: Manufacturer Supplied Component Part Number: