NHTSA campaign 98V120011
Ford Recall 98V120011: FORD/ACCURIDE/ALUMINUM DUAL WHEELS
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 98V120011 was reported by FORD MOTOR COMPANY on December 7, 1998, with 11 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford A9513, Ford AT9513, Ford AT9522 and more for the 1998 model year.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 98V120011 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 98V120011
- Filed by
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 11 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Wheels — Rim
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98V120011. 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.
Ford
Ford A9513
- 1998 · Vehicles built October 21, 1997 – December 18, 1997 (per NHTSA)
Ford AT9513
- 1998 · Vehicles built October 21, 1997 – December 18, 1997 (per NHTSA)
Ford AT9522
- 1998 · Vehicles built October 21, 1997 – December 18, 1997 (per NHTSA)
Ford L8501
- 1998 · Vehicles built October 21, 1997 – December 18, 1997 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 98V120011.
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.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 98V120011
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.