| NHTSA Record Id: 8732 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: ALCOA |
| Recalled Component Id: 000009135000028769000000310 |
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| Model Name: ALCOA |
Model Year: 9999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 99E013000 |
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| Component Name: WHEELS:RIM |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: ALCOA AL. CO. OF AMER. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jan, 18 1999 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jan, 18 1999 |
| Report For : E |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 17 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Apr, 26 1999 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Alcoa Inc. |
Report Received Date: May, 03 1999 |
| Record Creation date : May, 10 1999 |
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| Defect Summary : Equipment description: forged aluminum bus wheels, size 22.5" x 8.25", part no. 883613, and shipped to oems. these wheels are below design specifications and internal requirements which can cause the unsupported open end of the wheel to deform, resulting in sudden loss of air. |
Consequence Summary: Loss of air pressure and possible tire/rim separation from the vehicle could result in loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Alcoa will replace these wheels. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began april 26, 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 the oem or alcoa at 1-412-553-2391.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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