- Vehicles
- 19,854
- Built between
- Apr 1998 – Apr 1998
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- Not yet
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between April 1998 and April 1998. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- MHT NicheBuilt April 1998 to April 1998
What the defect is
Equipment description: aluminum light truck rims. These rims fail to comply with the marking requirements of FMVSS no. 120, "tire selection and rims for motor vehicles other than passenger cars."
What could happen
If complete tire information is not available, under rated tires could be placed on the vehicle causing excessive tire wear or possible tire blowouts.
What gets fixed
THESE WHEEL RIMS WILL BE EXCHANGED FOR COMPLYING, PROPERLY MARKED WHEEL RIMS.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtApril 1998 to April 1998
- Recall reported to NHTSA5 May 1999
No owner-notification date has been published yet. Manufacturers normally write to registered owners within 60 days of reporting a recall.
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 5 May 1999.
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
- MHT LUXURY ALLOYS
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 120
- Recall initiated by
- ODI
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
Owner notification is expected to begin during may 1999. Owners who do not receive thefree correctly marked wheel rims within a reasonable time should contact mht at 1-310-834-3600. Also 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.