- Vehicles
- 50,432
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 14 July 2003
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- Alcoa Wheel
What the defect is
Alcoa wheel and forged products classic and lts forged aluminum light truck wheels, size 16" x 6", manufactured between july 1996 and june 1999 and sold as aftermarket equipment. Part numbers classic 160231, 160232, 160241, 160242, 160281, 160282, 160291, 160292, 160301, 160302 and lts 160251, 160252, 160261, 160262, 160271, and 160272. Fatigue cracks can develop in the outboard bead seat area causing air loss in the tires.
What could happen
If the user ignores the problem and refills the tires to maintain pressure, the cracks may propagate around the circumference of the wheel along the bead seat of the tire, causing the face of the wheel to separate from the rim.
What gets fixed
ALOCA WILL NOTIFY CUSTOMERS AND REPLACE THE WHEELS FREE OF CHARGE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 14, 2003.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA23 April 2003
- Owners notified14 July 2003
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 23 April 2003.
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 do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact alcoa wheel service center at 1-888-279-3055 or by fax at 814-797-5797.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- ALCOA 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, customers can 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.