1992 Motor Wheel Whd-8 Nut System Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1992 Motor Wheel Whd-8 Nut System, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Other / unspecified150.0%
- Tires & wheels150.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
HANKOOK TIRES ARE BEING INSTALLED ON VEHICLES WHICH REQUIRE A LOAD RANGE HIGHER THAN A PASSENGER TIRE P235/R16 SL. THESE VEHICLES WEIGH IN AT 24,000 LBS GVW AND AT TIMES CAN BE OVERLOADED. THEY ALSO DO NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE 5% SAFETY FACTOR SINCE THE REARS ARE ON DUALS. TIRES WERE WEARING EXTREMELY FAST AND SOME WERE DEVELOPING SEPARATIONS IN THE TREAD AND SIDEWALL AREAS AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF THEM BLEW OUT. IT WAS RECOMMENDS THEY MOVE TO A RADIAL TRUCK TIRE LR E AND THEY WERE CONVINCED THIS WAS THE WAY TO GO SINCE THEY WOULD HAVE A RETREADABLE CASING AND MORE CARRYING CAPACITY. I INSTALLED GOODYEAR RADIAL LT ON ALL SIX POSITIONS. I WAS CHASTISED ALONG WITH MY ASSISTANT FOR DOING SO BY (SHAWNEE MISSION FORD) FOR PUTTING RADIAL TRUCK TIRES ON WHICH WOULD LAST THREE TIMES AS LONG AND CUT INTO THEIR PURCHASES WHICH THEY HAD A QUOTA BASED ON A FORD MOTOR COMPANY PROGRAM THAT PUSHED TIRE SALES. FAILURE TO MEET THE OBJECTIVE CREATED CONSTERNATION WITHIN THE LOCAL DEALER AS THEY SOLD THIS ACCOUNT MORE TIRES THAN ANY OTHER AND IT WOULD CUT INTO THEIR TIRE SALES BY 1/3 ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE MANAGER. THEIR GOAL AND I QUOTE "WE ARE HERE TO SELL AND YOU [XXX] WELL BETTER NEVER PULL A STUNT LIKE THAT AGAIN." THE ACCOUNT USING THE TIRES WAS RUNNING BOX VANS USED FOR DELIVERY OF MAGAZINES VIA INTERSTATE AND STATE HIGHWAYS. I ADVISED THEM THIS WAS NOT APPROVED AND COULD PROVE HAZARDOUS. THEY SAID WE LET SHAWNEE MISSION FORD HANDLE OUR VEHICLE NEEDS AND TRUST THEY ARE PUTTING ON ADEQUATE TIRES. THEY WERE NOT AND ARE STILL NOT. I WILL HAVE PICTURES OF VEHICLES AND TRUCKS WEDNESDAY VIA E-MAIL TO YOU. *NM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Tires & wheels
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.
From owner reports, verbatim
HANKOOK TIRES ARE BEING INSTALLED ON VEHICLES WHICH REQUIRE A LOAD RANGE HIGHER THAN A PASSENGER TIRE P235/R16 SL. THESE VEHICLES WEIGH IN AT 24,000 LBS GVW AND AT TIMES CAN BE OVERLOADED. THEY ALSO DO NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE 5% SAFETY FACTOR SINCE THE REARS ARE ON DUALS. TIRES WERE WEARING EXTREMELY FAST AND SOME WERE DEVELOPING SEPARATIONS IN THE TREAD AND SIDEWALL AREAS AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF THEM BLEW OUT. IT WAS RECOMMENDS THEY MOVE TO A RADIAL TRUCK TIRE LR E AND THEY WERE CONVINCED THIS WAS THE WAY TO GO SINCE THEY WOULD HAVE A RETREADABLE CASING AND MORE CARRYING CAPACITY. I INSTALLED GOODYEAR RADIAL LT ON ALL SIX POSITIONS. I WAS CHASTISED ALONG WITH MY ASSISTANT FOR DOING SO BY (SHAWNEE MISSION FORD) FOR PUTTING RADIAL TRUCK TIRES ON WHICH WOULD LAST THREE TIMES AS LONG AND CUT INTO THEIR PURCHASES WHICH THEY HAD A QUOTA BASED ON A FORD MOTOR COMPANY PROGRAM THAT PUSHED TIRE SALES. FAILURE TO MEET THE OBJECTIVE CREATED CONSTERNATION WITHIN THE LOCAL DEALER AS THEY SOLD THIS ACCOUNT MORE TIRES THAN ANY OTHER AND IT WOULD CUT INTO THEIR TIRE SALES BY 1/3 ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE MANAGER. THEIR GOAL AND I QUOTE "WE ARE HERE TO SELL AND YOU [XXX] WELL BETTER NEVER PULL A STUNT LIKE THAT AGAIN." THE ACCOUNT USING THE TIRES WAS RUNNING BOX VANS USED FOR DELIVERY OF MAGAZINES VIA INTERSTATE AND STATE HIGHWAYS. I ADVISED THEM THIS WAS NOT APPROVED AND COULD PROVE HAZARDOUS. THEY SAID WE LET SHAWNEE MISSION FORD HANDLE OUR VEHICLE NEEDS AND TRUST THEY ARE PUTTING ON ADEQUATE TIRES. THEY WERE NOT AND ARE STILL NOT. I WILL HAVE PICTURES OF VEHICLES AND TRUCKS WEDNESDAY VIA E-MAIL TO YOU. *NM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .