Reported Dec 7, 199811 vehicles affectedFORD MOTOR COMPANYBuilt Oct 21, 1997 – Dec 18, 1997
The defect
Vehicle description: 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.
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.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).