Gorilla LUG Nuts: Wheels
Recall 12E049000 · Oct 25, 2012 · Gorilla Automotive Products
17,650
units affected
17,650
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 12E049000
- Date
- Oct 25, 2012
- Maker
- Gorilla Automotive Products
- Units affected
- 17,650
- Kind
- Vehicle equipment
- Component
- Wheels > Lugs/nuts/bolts/studs
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Gorilla Automotive Products is recalling certain aftermarket lug nuts with part numbers; 66198DR, 66198BDR, 66197DR, and 66197BDR, sold for use as replacement equipment on certain model year 2002-2011 Dodge Ram vehicles. The problem exists only with Ram vehicles equipped with steel spare wheels. The lug nuts, designed for use with aluminum wheels, may not adequately retain a steel spare wheel because they do not fully tighten against the wheel.
What can happen
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.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
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.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 1 model year in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Gorilla | Lug Nuts | Not stated |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 12E049000?
1 model: Gorilla Lug Nuts (all years), about 17,650 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 12E049000?
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.
What can happen?
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.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.