NHTSA campaign 98V120002
Navistar Recall 98V120002: NAVISTAR/ACCURIDE/ALUMINUM DUAL WHEELS
NHTSA recall 98V120002 was reported by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE on June 16, 1998, with 3,041 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Navistar 1652 SC for the 1997 model year.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 98V120002
- Filed by
- INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 3,041 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Wheels — Rim
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98V120002. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Navistar
Navistar 1652 SC
- 1997 · Vehicles built October 2, 1997 – March 13, 1998 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 98V120002.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH AFTERMARKET ALUMINUM DUAL WHEELS, 22.5X8.25, ONE-PIECE, TUBELESS, SUPPLIED BY ACCURIDE/AKW. CERTAIN DESIGN REVISIONS COMBINED WITH PROCESS CONDITIONS CAUSED FATIGUE CRACKS IN THESE WHEELS.
Safety consequence
THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THESE WHEELS.
Manufacturer remedy
ACCURIDE/AKW WILL REPLACE THESE WHEELS.
Notes
ACCURIDE/AKW WILL CONDUCT THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY CAMPAIGN FOR THIS RECALL.OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 27, 1998. OWNERS WHO DO NOT HAVE THEIR WHEELS REPLACED FREE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT ACCURIDE/KAISER AT 1-888-665-9189 OR NAVISTAR AT 1-800-448-7825.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 98V120002
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.