9999 AMERICAN RACING 500 Recall

Campaign:

98E016000 on 05/13/1998

Component:

Wheels

Affected:

2,397

Defect:

Equipment description: 500/501 series, 16" aluminum alloy wheel (500 series designed for front-wheel drive vehicles and 501 series for rear-wheel drive). the center of the wheel can fracture and separate from the rim.

Consequence:

If the wheel separated, a loss of vehicle control can occur, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

Correction:

Dealers will replace these wheels, including all costs associated with vehicle towing and installation, labor, mounting and balancing of the replacement wheels; a full refund for the wheels including any associated costs; or replacement of these wheels with applicable original equipment manufacturer's (oem) wheels, including all costs associated with the vehicle towing, purchase, installation, labor, mounting and balancing of the oem wheels.

Notes:

Owner notification began march 30, 1998.owners who do not receive a free replacement wheel within a reasonable time should contact american racing at 1-310-761-4040.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

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