Alcoa Al. Co. of Amer.: Wheels › Rim
Alcoa Al. Co. of Amer. reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 13, 1998 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 88,394. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The 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.
The risk
THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN THE TIRE SEPARATION FROM THE WHEEL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SUBJECT WHEELS.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Alcoa Classic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Alcoa LTS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Alcoa Classic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Alcoa LTS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Alcoa Classic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Alcoa LTS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Alcoa Classic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Alcoa LTS | 0 | 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 98E039000.
Full record for the 1996 Alcoa Classic → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →