| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
97V098000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
GLAVAL |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
VAN CONVERSION |
| Model Year: |
1994 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
GLAVAL BUS DIVISION |
| Manufacturered: |
19951206 - 19960612 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
84 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19970701 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19970701 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
GLAVAL BUS DIVISION |
| Report Received Date: |
19970604 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19970617 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: GLAVAL CONVERSION VANS, 1995 CHEVROLET/GMC G-20 VANS EQUIPPED WITH TIPAN 15" X 7" WHEELS. THERE IS INADEQUATE THREAD ENGAGEMENT ON THE WHEELS WHEN INSTALLED ON THESE VANS. |
| Consequence Summary: |
IMPROPER TIGHTENING OF THESE WHEELS CAN, OVER TIME, CAUSE EXCESSIVE LOOSENING OF THE LUG NUTS, FRACTURE OF THE LUG STUDS, AND SEPARATION OF THE WHEEL FROM THE VEHICLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. |
| Corrective Summary: |
THESE WHEELS WILL BE REPLACED WITH WHEELS HAVING A DEEPENED LUG NUT SEAT AND APPROPRIATE LUG NUTS TO ENSURE ADEQUATE THREAD ENGAGEMENT. |