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1992 Motor Wheel Whd-8 Nut Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Dec 10, 2012
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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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, 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 / unspecified1100.0%

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.

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From owner reports, verbatim

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F350 EQUIPPED WITH MOTO METAL 909 WHEELS (NA). THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL SOUNDED AS IF IT EXPLODED. THE WHEELS THEN STARTED FRACTURING INTO SEVERAL FRAGMENTED PIECES. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO FUNCTION ERRATICALLY AS THE CONTACT MERGED OFF THE ROAD. THE WHEEL FAILURE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE WHEEL WAS REMOVED AND THE SPARE TIRE WAS INSTALLED IN ITS PLACE. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THERE WAS ANY FAILURE WITH THE WHEEL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE DISTRIBUTOR. THE DISTRIBUTOR WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO SEND PICTURES AND A COPY OF THE RECEIPT. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE WHEEL WAS 70,000. UPDATED 01/09/13*LJ

NHTSA ID 10487894 · filed Dec 10, 2012

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.

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