Recalls › 98V120004

NHTSA recall 98V120004

Wheels › Rim

Utility Trailer

Reported Jul 22, 199828 vehicles affectedUTILITY TRAILER MFG. CO.Built Apr 23, 1997 – Feb 28, 1998

The defect

Vehicle description: dual axle, semi-van and flatbed, trailers equipped with aftermarket aluminum dual wheels, 22.5x8.25, one-piece, tubeless, supplied by accuride/akw. certain design revisions combined with process conditions caused fatigue cracks in these wheels.

The risk

This condition can cause failure of these wheels.

The remedy

Accuride/akw will replace these wheels.

Official recall at NHTSA ↗

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Vehicles in this recall

Utility Trailer
1998

Notes

Accuride/akw will conduct the owner notification and remedy campaign for this recall. Owner notification began july 27, 1998. Owners who do not have their wheels replaced free within a reasonable time should contact accuride/kaiser at 1-888-665-9189 or utility at 1-626-965-1541.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).