| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
92V089000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
CHEVROLET |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
CAPRICE |
| Model Year: |
1992 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
WHEELS |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Manufacturered: |
19910301 - 19920301 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
34717 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19920717 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19920717 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Report Received Date: |
19920624 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19920626 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
THE STEEL WHEELS EXHIBIT FATIGUE CRACKING AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE WHEEL LUG NUT MOUNTING SURFACE DUE TO WHEEL BENDING CAUSED BY FREQUENT MISUSE OF TIRE MOUNTING EQUIPMENT, LUG NUT OVERTORQUING, AND THE UNUSUAL OPERATING CONDITIONS EXPERIENCED BY POLICE VEHICLES. |
| Consequence Summary: |
THE CRACKING CAN CAUSE WHEEL FRACTURING AND SUBSEQUENTSEPARATION FROM THE AXLE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. |
| Corrective Summary: |
REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WHEELS WITH REDESIGNED STEEL WHEELS. |
