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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 97V219000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 11/01/1997 to 11/11/1997 | V (Vehicle) | 24 | 11/21/1997 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 11/24/1997 | 12/03/1997 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. the wheel lug nuts were not tightened securely resulting in a fracture of the wheel studs. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The wheel could separate from the vehicle. if the vehicle were in motion, a vehicle crash could result. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect the torque of all wheel nuts and, if necessary, tighten any that may be below required torque. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Dealer notification began november 21, 1997. all vehicles are still at dealers.no owners are involved. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS | |||
| 02/04/2003 | |||
| The driver side wheel lock up causing a accident. please fill in additional information. dealer is aware of the problem. ph | |||
| WHEELS - LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS | |||
| 05/09/2006 | 130000 | 1 | 05/01/2002 |
| 1998 pontiac sunfire making a right turn 30 mph when all wheel lug bolts broke on right front wheel and wheel came off. wheel got stuck under car. no steering and braking was limited. car went off the road. with the help of the rear emergency brake the car was stopped. fortunately no injuries. damage to disk brake, large dent in fender and bumper. nhtsa recall 97v219000 indicates similar problem for 1998 pontiac sunfire. wheel holes were perfectly round indicating the wheel nuts were not loose. car front wheels had been serviced 6 months earlier for new brakes. when i called pontiac at 1-800-762-2737 they indicated there was no recall for this car involving wheel lug bolts and said there is nothing they can do. *nm | |||
| 09/30/2002 | 1 | ||
| Consumer states that the wheels studs are so flimsy,that they break very easily when being tighten. had 6 studs replaced. nlm | |||