United States 97V118000
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION
The problem
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH SIX-SPOKE WHEEL ASSEMBLIES. THESE VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH THE WRONG COMBINATIONS OF WHEEL ASSEMBLY PARTS. SHOULD THE SIX-SPOKE WHEEL ASSEMBLY HAVE MIS-MATCHED PARTS, HIGH STRESSES IN THE WHEEL STUDS AND POTENTIAL WHEEL FAILURES CAN OCCUR.
Risk
STUD FAILURES CAN OCCUR RESULTING IN A WHEEL SEPARATION INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
What owners should do
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THESE WHEELS AND MAKE THE NECESSARY COMBINATION CORRECTIONS. ALSO OPERATOR INSTRUCTIONS AND VISUAL AIDS WILL BE UPDATED.
Units 443