General Motors Corp.: Wheels
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 24, 1992 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 34,717. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE STEEL WHEELS EXHIBIT FATIGUE CRACKING AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE WHEEL LUG NUT MOUNTING SURFACE DUE TO WHEEL BENDING CAUSED BY FREQUENT MISUSE OF TIRE MOUNTING EQUIPMENT, LUG NUT OVERTORQUING, AND THE UNUSUAL OPERATING CONDITIONS EXPERIENCED BY POLICE VEHICLES.
The risk
THE CRACKING CAN CAUSE WHEEL FRACTURING AND SUBSEQUENTSEPARATION FROM THE AXLE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WHEELS WITH REDESIGNED STEEL WHEELS.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Chevrolet Caprice | 89 | 11 | 1 | 16 |
| 1991 Chevrolet Caprice | 131 | 10 | 3 | 24 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 92V089000.
Full record for the 1992 Chevrolet Caprice → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →