Ford Wheels: Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs

Ford is recalling about 84 vehicles over a problem with the wheels. Wheel could become loose or even separate from the huband axle assembly while the vehice is in motion.

Campaign
87V039000
Manufacturer
AVIATOR VAN CONVERSIONS
Reported
23 March 1987
Vehicles
84
Built between
Nov 1986 – Jan 1987
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
16 March 1987
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between November 1986 and January 1987. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1987 Ford Bronco IIBuilt November 1986 to January 1987

What the defect is

Aluminum wheels may have been installed with improper lug nuts.

What could happen

Wheel could become loose or even separate from the huband axle assembly while the vehice is in motion.

What gets fixed

CHANGE TAPERED STYLE LUG NUTS TO SHORT SHANK STYLE LUG NUTS.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtNovember 1986 to January 1987
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA23 March 1987
  3. Owners notified16 March 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 23 March 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
AVIATOR VAN CONVERSIONS
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: wheel lug nuts.vehicle description: van conversion type trucks.

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