Automatic Equip. MFG. Co.: Wheels › Multi Piece
Automatic Equip. MFG. Co. reported this defect to federal regulators on May 21, 1993 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 2,149. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE CAR DOLLY WHEELS WERE INSTALLED WITH 90 DEGREE CONE LUG NUTS INSTEAD OF 60 DEGREE CONE LUG NUTS. THE LUG NUTS DO NOT SEAT PROPERLY IN THE WHEEL HOLES AND CAN BECOME LOOSE.
The risk
LOOSE LUG NUTS CAN CAUSE DOLLY WHEEL SEPARATION ANDRESULTS IN LOSS OF VEHICLE AND/OR CAR DOLLY CONTROL AND A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE THE 90 DEGREE CONE LUG NUTS WITH LUG NUTS PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Automatic Kartote | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1992 Automatic Kartote | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Automatic Kartote | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Automatic Kartote | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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 93V096000.
Full record for the 1993 Automatic Kartote → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →