- Vehicles
- 987
- Built between
- Feb 2000 – Oct 2000
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 12 January 2001
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between February 2000 and October 2000. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Dexter Brake DrumBuilt February 2000 to October 2000
- Hi-Spec WheelBuilt February 2000 to October 2000
What the defect is
Equipment description: hi-spec wheels, part no. 356655, used in combination with dexter axle (6) bolt brake drums manufactured between february and october 2000. A design change with the brake drum rendered them incompatible with certain cast aluminum wheels produced by hi-spec wheel & tire company. Brake drums used with these wheels do not provide sufficient mounting surface area for support of these wheels.
What could happen
Insufficient surface area will result in loosening of the wheel bolts which may cause the wheel(s) to become detached from the vehicle. Loss of the wheel(s) could result in a vehicle crash.
What gets fixed
DEXTER AXLE WILL NOTIFY CONSUMERS TO RETURN THEIR VEHICLES TO THE NEAREST DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND CORRECTION OF THE DEFECT FREE OF CHARGE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 12, 2001.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtFebruary 2000 to October 2000
- Recall reported to NHTSA5 February 2001
- Owners notified12 January 2001
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 5 February 2001.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact dexter axle service department at 1-800-440-2164.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- DEXTER AXLE CO., INC.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.