NHTSA campaign 98V120010
Boydstun Recall 98V120010: BOYDSTUN/ACCURIDE/ALUMINUM DUAL WHEELS
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 98V120010 was reported by BOYDSTUN on August 7, 1998, with 24 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Boydstun Trailer for model years 1997–1998.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 98V120010
- Filed by
- BOYDSTUN
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 24 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Wheels — Rim
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98V120010. 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.
Boydstun
All Boydstun recallsNHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 98V120010.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRAILERS 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 BOYDSTUN AT 1-503-285-3515. 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 98V120010
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.