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NHTSA safety recall

Recall 76V098000: WHEELS

GENERAL MOTORS CORP. · Reported to NHTSA Jul 2, 1976

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.

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Units potentially affectedThe manufacturer's own estimate of how many vehicles or items of equipment may contain the defect. It is not a count of failures, and not every unit in the range is necessarily affected.
938
Model years coveredModel years in our database that NHTSA matched to this campaign. Whether an individual vehicle is covered still depends on its VIN.
1
Models covered
1
Grouped from the model years above
Reported to NHTSA
Jul 2, 1976

What this recall covers

NHTSA's campaign record, quoted as published

Notes

GENERAL MOTOR CAMPAIGN NO 76C17.POSSIBILITY THAT OPTIONAL POLYCAST WHEELS MAYHAVE MOLD RELEASE AGENT (WAX) ON THE CONICAL WHEEL LUG NUT SEATS.THIS WAXACTS AS A LUBRICANT AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES THE FRICTION AS WHEEL LUG NUTSARE BEING TIGHTENED.CONSEQUENTLY, A HIGH CLAMPING FORCE IS APPLIED TO THEWHEEL WHEN THE LUG NUTS ARE TORQUED AND THE WHEEL MOUNTING SURFACES MAYCOLLAPSE.CRACKING, RESULTING IN LOOSENESS OR LOSS OF WHEEL MAY EVENTUALLYOCCUR.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPLACING WHEEL LUG NUTS, VALVE STEMS ANDBALANCE WHEELS).PASSENGER VEHICLE.

A safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.

Campaign details

Identifiers and dates as filed with NHTSA

Manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Manufacturer's campaign number
Not recorded
NHTSA campaign number
76V098000
Units potentially affected
938
Report received
Jul 2, 1976
Production range
Not recorded
Campaign type
Vehicle
Federal safety standard (FMVSS)
Not recorded

Vehicles covered

1 model year across 1 model

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.