Wheel separation

An NHTSA Engineering Analysis into Ford vehicles. Closed 29 May 1998.

Investigation
EA97027
Type
Engineering Analysis
Opened
24 December 1997
Closed
29 May 1998

What NHTSA investigated

By letter dated may 6, 1998, the manufacturer advised NHTSA of its decision to initiate a safety recall of approximately 1,520,000 of the subject vehicles, including F-250 light duty trucks, and navigator vehicles built at the norfolk, michigan truck, kansas city, and ontario truck assembly plants between december 1, 1995 and mid-april 1998.NHTSA has designated this recall action as campaign number 98V-095.

The recall that followed

  1. Ford — Wheels: Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs98V09500013 May 19981,520,000 vehicles

Vehicles covered

MakeModelModel years
FordF-1501997

Source

From NHTSA’s investigation file, rebuilt daily. To report a problem with your own vehicle, go to nhtsa.gov/report-a-safety-problem. All open investigations.