NHTSA-Equipment2012-10-25
Gorilla Automotive Products — Lug Nuts may Allow Spare Wheel to Detach
Gorilla Automotive Products
Hazard
The loose fitting of the lug nuts to the steel wheel may allow the wheel to detach from the vehicle, which may increase the risk of a vehicle crash.
Remedy
Gorilla will notify owners and distributors and installers will replace the affected lug nuts on vehicles equipped with steel spare wheels free of charge. Until the replacement lug nuts are available (in February 2013), Gorilla will send five lug nuts that will work properly with a spare steel wheel to identified purchasers. Subsequently, when the remedy lug nuts become available, purchasers will be asked to bring their vehicle to the dealer where the recalled lug nuts were purchased to have the dealer install and properly torque 20 new lug nuts. The recall is expected to begin in November 2012. Owners may contact Gorilla Automotive Products at 1-323-585-2852.
Affected count
17650
Products
Lug Nuts may Allow Spare Wheel to Detach
Official notice
https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=12E049000Don't want to check this manually?
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