Wheels: hub
- Component
- Wheels: hub
- Manufacturer
- WINNEBAGO IND., INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 42
- Reported to NHTSA
- 1988-07-19
- Owners notified
- 1988-07-01
Defect description
DECORATIVE REAR AXLE COVERS, WHICH ARE HELD IN PLACE BY WHEEL RIM LUG NUTS, DO NOT ALLOW THE LUG NUTS TO RETAIN THE PROPER TORQUE.
Safety risk
LUG NUTS COULD LOOSEN, ALLOWING THE WHEEL TO SEPARATEFROM THE HUB, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
Manufacturer remedy
REPLACE DECORATIVE AXLE COVERS WITH COVERS WHICH HAVE BEEN CORRECTLY MANUFACTURED.