Rockwell Wheels

Rockwell is recalling about 3,806 vehicles over a problem with the wheels.

Campaign
79E016000
Manufacturer
ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL
Reported
13 July 1979
Vehicles
3,806
Built between
Not published
Models
1
Recall type
Equipment
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
26 July 1979
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.

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What the defect is

Cracks may develop in the radial spokes near the hub. These cracks could propagate and may eventually cause hub failure. Hub failure could allow the wheel to separate from the vehicle.

What gets fixed

THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WHEELS.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA13 July 1979
  2. Owners notified26 July 1979

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 13 July 1979.

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.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL
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

Vehicle category: passenger vehicles.system: suspension; cast aluminum wheels, part no. 30-5650.CONSEQUENCES of defect: should separation occur during vehicle operation, lossof vehicle control and an accident could occur.

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.

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