Accuride Wheels: Rim

Accuride is recalling about 1,046 vehicles over a problem with the wheels. If the weld crack progresses through the rim a slow leakcausing the loss of inflating air will occur.

Campaign
87E011000
Manufacturer
ACCURIDE CORPORATION
Reported
14 April 1987
Vehicles
1,046
Built between
Aug 1986 – Dec 1986
Models
1
Recall type
Equipment
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
22 May 1987
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between August 1986 and December 1986. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • Accuride AccurideBuilt August 1986 to December 1986

What the defect is

Wheel which consists of two separate parts, a disc and rim are welded together to form the finish assembly. The wheels contain an inappropriate angle of the assembly weld, which may crack and progress through the rim.

What could happen

If the weld crack progresses through the rim a slow leakcausing the loss of inflating air will occur.

What gets fixed

REPLACE ALL WHEELS THAT FAIL TO MEET WELDING SPECIFICATIONS.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtAugust 1986 to December 1986
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA14 April 1987
  3. Owners notified22 May 1987

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 14 April 1987.

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
ACCURIDE CORPORATION
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

System: wheelvehicle category: construction type, such as, cement mixer.

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.

Same component

Same brand