NHTSA recall campaign

87E022000

ManufacturerMARMON INDUSTRIES INC.Reported1987-06-25Affected1,448 vehicles

What was wrong

Defect

SPACERS DO NOT MEET MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATION, MATERIAL USED .109 THICK IN PLACE OF .156 THICK MATERIAL.

Risk

THE THINNER MATERIAL CAN DEFORM UNDER NORMAL CLAMPINGLOAD, WHICH COULD ALLOW THE RIM TO ROTATE RELATIVE TO THE WHEEL. THIS ROTATIONCOULD CAUSE THE VALVE STEM TO PINCH AND POSSIBLY BREAK, RESULTING IN A FLATTIRE AND DAMAGE THE WHEEL.

Manufacturer remedy

REPLACE SPACERS AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY IF ANY INDICATION OF DAMAGE.

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Affected vehicles

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NHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.