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NHTSA recall 98E039000 · Equipment

Wheels › Rim

Alcoa Classic and 1 more

Reported Nov 13, 199888,394 vehicles affectedALCOA AL. CO. OF AMER.Built Sep 1, 1993 – Jun 30, 1996

The defect

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.

The risk

This condition could result in the tire separation from the wheel, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the subject wheels.

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Vehicles in this recall

Alcoa Classic
1993199419951996
Alcoa Lts
1993199419951996

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).