Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS - LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS | ||||||||||||||||
| 99V336001 | DAEWOO MOTOR CO., LTD | from 10/14/1997 to 09/28/1999 | V (Vehicle) | 2811 | 12/03/1999 | MFR | GM DAEWOO AUTO & TECHNOLOGY COMPANY | 11/30/1999 | 11/30/1999 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with alloy wheels. these wheels were manufactured without the steel bushing inserts around the wheel bolt openings, allowing friction between the wheel bolt seats and the wheel bolts. this can result in the bolts loosening during hard braking. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The wheel could detach from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will retorque the wheel bolts and will update the owner's manual wheel bolt torque specification. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification began december 3, 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 daewoo at 1-877-463-2396.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS | |||
| 05/10/2002 | 1 | ||
| Not done in a reasonable amount of time. dealer will not perform recall due to the fact that they did not buy the vehicle from them.*jb | |||
| WHEELS - CAP/COVER/HUB | |||
| 11/10/2001 | |||
| There is a bolt and 2 hub: cap rings missing on left passenger side tire. cause unknown. dealer notified.*ak | |||
| WHEELS - LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS | |||
| 11/10/2001 | |||
| There is a bolt and 2 hub: cap rings missing on left passenger side tire. cause unknown. dealer notified.*ak | |||