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 | |||||
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| WHEELS - LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS | ||||||||||||||||
| 90V191000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 08/01/1990 to 10/01/1990 | V (Vehicle) | 654 | 11/08/1990 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 11/09/1990 | 11/29/1990 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Lug nuts that retain wheels and wheel covers may have been torqued to lower than recommended specifications. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Insufficient clamping of lug nuts retaining the wheelcover and wheel could result in a loose wheel that could fall off with potentialfor loss of control and an accident. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Remove original wheel cover, torque lug to specification, and install full wheel covers that are retained by spring clips. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: wheel lug nuts.vehicle description: passenger cars. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS - LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS | |||
| 09/24/1999 | |||
| While driving approximately 20mph heard a sound & was not able to steer vehicle. the wheels would not turn either left or right. it felt like vehicle had a flat. lost control of vehicle & hit a pole vehicle was totaled. there was a recall #90v191000. however, vehicle is not covered under recall. *ak | |||