NHTSA recall campaign

97E013000

ManufacturerWELD RACING, INC.Reported1997-04-21Affected616 vehicles

What was wrong

Defect

EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: ALUMA DUAL TRUCK WHEELS. THESE WHEELS HAVE A CIRCUMFERENTIAL WELD THAT IS USED IN WHEEL ASSEMBLY. AT THE OVERLAP OF THE WELD, A CRACK IN THE WELD AREA CAN OCCUR.

Risk

THE WHEEL AND TIRE UNIT CAN EXPERIENCE A SLOW AIR LEAK.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE WHEELS WITH WHEELS HAVING TWO CIRCUMFERENTIAL WELDS.

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Affected vehicles

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NHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.