- Vehicles
- 17,650
- Built between
- Nov 2011 – Aug 2012
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 15 February 2013
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between November 2011 and August 2012. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Gorilla LUG NutsBuilt November 2011 to August 2012
What the defect is
Gorilla Automotive Products is recalling certain aftermarket lug nuts with part numbers; 66198DR, 66198BDR, 66197DR, and 66197BDR, sold for use as replacement equipment on certain model year 2002-2011 Dodge Ram vehicles. The problem exists only with Ram vehicles equipped with steel spare wheels. The lug nuts, designed for use with aluminum wheels, may not adequately retain a steel spare wheel because they do not fully tighten against the wheel.
What could happen
The loose fitting of the lug nuts to the steel wheel may allow the wheel to detach from the vehicle, which may increase the risk of a vehicle crash.
What gets fixed
Gorilla will notify owners and distributors and installers will replace the affected lug nuts on vehicles equipped with steel spare wheels free of charge. Until the replacement lug nuts are available (in February 2013), Gorilla will send five lug nuts that will work properly with a spare steel wheel to identified purchasers. Subsequently, when the remedy lug nuts become available, purchasers will be asked to bring their vehicle to the dealer where the recalled lug nuts were purchased to have the dealer install and properly torque 20 new lug nuts. The recall is expected to begin in November 2012.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtNovember 2011 to August 2012
- Recall reported to NHTSA25 October 2012
- Owners notified15 February 2013
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 25 October 2012.
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 may contact Gorilla Automotive Products at 1-323-585-2852.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- Gorilla Automotive Products
- 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
This recall applies to aftermarket lug nuts manufactured by Gorilla Automotive Products used on Dodge Ram vehicles equipped with steel spare wheels.Dodge Ram vehicles equipped with aluminum spare wheels are not affected.Chrysler/Dodge is not conducting this recall.Customers may contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
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.