Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1994 Alcoa Lts

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 1 time.

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Wheels › Rim98E039000
Filed Nov 13, 199888,394 vehiclesAlcoa Al. Co. Of Amer.

Defect. EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: AFTERMARKET ALUMINUM LIGHT TRUCK WHEELS, 16"X6", USED WITH DUAL REAR WHEEL AXLE APPLICATIONS. FATIGUE CRACKS CAN OCCUR AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS IN THE OUTBOARD BEAR SEAT AREA, ALLOWING AIR TO SLOWLY LEAK OUT OF THE TIRE. IF THE USER IGNORES THE PROBLEM, THE CRACKS CAN CONTINUE AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE WHEEL, CAUSING THE FACE OF THE WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM THE REMAINING PART OF THE WHEEL.

Risk. THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN THE TIRE SEPARATION FROM THE WHEEL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SUBJECT WHEELS.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1996
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
19961100Routine
19950100Routine
1994 — this page0100Routine
19930100Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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Most recent recall on file: Nov 13, 1998. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.