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February 1, 2021 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 21E007000
Bent or broken wheels can increase the risk of a crash.
NHTSA Campaign Number: 21E007
Manufacturer Howmet Aerospace
Components WHEELS
Potential Number of Units Affected 22
Summary
Howmet Aerospace (HWS) is recalling certain Alcoa
High Polish Aluminum Wheels, part number ULT 397, wheel size 22.5 x 8.25. Under certain circumstances, these wheels may not be able to support the load, which can cause the wheels to bend or break while in use.
Remedy
HWS will notify owners and distributors, and will replace the wheels, free of charge. The recall began January 11, 2021. Owners may contact Howmet Aerospace customer service at 1-800-242-9898.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
January 11, 2021
RE: Customer communication regarding delayed quench issue
Dear XXX Customer:
Howmet Aerospace Inc.โs Howmet Wheel Systems business unit (HWS) has identified a thermal processing deviation with 11 wheels manufactured and heat treated in our Cleveland forge plant in late November 2020. You are receiving this letter because we believe you currently have or may have sold a truck or trailer containing one of these 11 wheels.
Our investigation of these 11 wheels is ongoing, but currently we believe these 11 wheels do not meet our tensile strength requirements due to a possible delay in quenching. There were additional wheels belonging to the same heat/lot number that were processed to specification.
Additionally, we have reviewed all process records for forgings processed immediately before and after this batch of wheels and have no reason to be concerned about any other wheels.
As you know, we have been working on containing these suspect wheels over the past 7 days with your assistance. We had shipped XXX wheels from the [affected] batch and have contained [] of these wheels to this date. We appreciate your cooperation and support as we work to identify and contain the [] remaining wheel. Our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused.
Sincerely,
Rick Aspiras
HWS Global Quality Director
1 Affected Product
Equipment
9 Associated Documents
Defect Notice 573 Report
RCLRPT-21E007-1739.PDF 214.09KB
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Recall 573 Report – Amendment 1
RCLRPT-21E007-3613.PDF 214.384KB
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Recall Acknowledgement
RCAK-21E007-2787.pdf 689.407KB
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Recall Quarterly Report #2, 2021-2
RCLQRT-21E007-5806.PDF 211.202KB
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Recall Quarterly Report #1, 2021-1
RCLQRT-21E007-3202.PDF 211.106KB
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Recall 573 Report – Amendment 2
RCLRPT-21E007-9709.PDF 214.396KB
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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)
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Recall Quarterly Report #3, 2021-3
RCLQRT-21E007-3919.PDF 211.284KB
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Recall Quarterly Report #4, 2021-4
RCLQRT-21E007-1734.PDF 211.388KB
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