Misaligned Wheel Spokes May Break – Drag Specialties Replacement Laced Motorcycle Rear Wheels

June 21, 2021 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 21E054000

Misaligned Wheel Spokes May Break

Broken spokes can cause wheel failure, increasing the risk of a crash.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 21E054

Manufacturer LeMans Corporation

Components WHEELS

Potential Number of Units Affected 122

 

Summary

LeMans Corporation is recalling certain Drag Specialties replacement laced motorcycle rear wheels, with part number 0204-0369 and size 16″ x 3.00″. The holes for the spokes in the hub are misaligned, which could result in broken spokes.

 

Remedy

Dealers will replace the rear wheel, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on August 19, 2021. Owners may contact LeMans Corporation customer service at 1-608-758-1111.

 

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.nhtsa.gov.

 

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IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL

 

JULY 2021

 

SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 

 

NHTSA Recall No.  – 21E-054

 

 

To: Owners of Certain Drag Specialties Replacement Laced Wheels

 

This notice is sent to you in accordance with the requirements of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act.       

 

LeMans Corporation, d/b/a/Drag Specialties (“LeMans”), has decided, based on information provided by the fabricating manufacturer, that a defect related to motor vehicle safety exists in certain Drag Specialties Replacement Laced Wheels. This notice applies to chrome, rear, 16” x 3.00” size wheels, Part No. 0204-0369, manufactured from July 1, 2019, through June 1, 2021, and delivered after August 21, 2019. Specifically, the holes for the spokes in the hub of some these wheels are misaligned, which could cause wheel failure resulting in a crash without warning, increasing the risk of injury or death. According to dealership records, it appears that you purchased one of the covered wheels.

 

WHAT THE MANUFACTURER WILL DO

We will provide a non-defective replacement wheel at no cost to you. This replacement will take approximately 2 hours.

 

WHAT YOU SHOULD DO

If you have a wheel covered by this recall, i.e., if you purchased a Part No. 0204-0369 wheel after August 21, 2019, please immediately stop using the wheel.

Please contact your dealer promptly to make an appointment to receive a free replacement wheel. If the dealer does not have a replacement wheel in stock, the dealer will contact you to schedule an appointment as soon as a replacement wheel becomes available. 

Your dealer will make arrangements with you to return the defective wheel. If you are not able to remove the wheel and bring it to the dealership for a replacement, the dealer will arrange to pick up your motorcycle to install the replacement wheel and then arrange for it to be returned to you.

 

If you have incurred costs due to this defect that would have otherwise been carried out under this recall, you may be entitled to reimbursement. Please call (800) 369-1000 for more information.

If you have any questions about this recall, please contact LeMans at (800) 369-1000 (please enter Prompt #1 for “Dealer Services”) or by email at magraves@parts-unltd.com.

 

If you have any problems obtaining a replacement wheel, you can contact NHTSA at the address below:

Administrator
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590

Alternatively, you may call the DOT Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800424-9153) or go to www.safercar.gov.

 

Please know that the LeMans and Drag Specialties are committed to quality and safety, and we apologize for any inconvenience this notification may cause.  We will be happy to work with you in any reasonable way that supports your satisfaction and safety.

Thank you for being a valuable Drag Specialties customer.

 

Mary Graves 

magraves@parts-unltd.com

 

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IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL

 

JULY 2021

 

SAFETY RECALL NOTICE TO DEALERS SELLING CERTAIN 

DRAG SPECIALTIES REPLACEMENT LACED WHEELS

NHTSA Recall No. 21E-054

 

Re:

Drag Specialties Replacement Laced Wheels
Chrome, Rear, 16” x 3.00” (Part No. 0204-0369)

 

This notice is sent to you in accordance with the requirements of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act.

 

REASON FOR THIS RECALL

LeMans Corporation, d/b/a Drag Specialties (“LeMans”) has decided, based on information provided by the fabricating manufacturer, that a defect related to motor vehicle safety exists in certain Drag Specialties Replacement Laced Wheels. This notice applies to chrome, rear, 16” x 3.00” size wheels, Part No. 0204-0369, manufactured from July 1, 2019, through June 1, 2021. The wheels covered by this recall (“Recalled Wheels”) would have been shipped by LeMans to dealers on or after August 21, 2019, and prior to June 2, 2021.  Specifically, the holes for the spokes in the hub of some of these wheels are misaligned, which could cause wheel failure resulting in a crash without warning, increasing the risk of injury or death.

Please note that because none of the wheels covered by this recall (“Recalled Wheels”) were available for shipment to dealers by LeMans before August 21, 2019, none of the wheels shipped to you prior to that date contains the defect.  Moreover, none of the wheels covered by this recall were shipped after June 1, 2021.

 

WHAT THE MANUFACTURER WILL DO

Non-defective replacement wheels will be provided and installed free of charge to owners of the Recalled Wheels. Dealers will be reimbursed for all costs they incur that are associated with this recall.

 

WHAT YOU SHOULD DO

1. If you are still in possession of wheels covered by this recall, you should immediately cease all sales of these wheels and return them to LeMans. Please contact LeMans by phone at (800) 369-1000 (please enter Prompt #1 for “Dealer Services”), or by email at magraves@parts-unltd.com, for instructions on how to return the Recalled Wheels that remain in your unsold inventory.

 

2. LeMans has prepared a letter to be sent to all purchasers of the Recalled Wheels that notifies them of this defect and instructs them to contact a dealer to obtain a replacement wheel at no cost to them. A copy of that letter is enclosed. Please promptly send a copy of that letter to each person who purchased one of the Recalled Wheels from your dealership using one of the enclosed postage prepaid envelopes, and please keep a record of to whom those letters are sent. If you do not have the name and address of anyone who purchased a Recalled Wheel from your dealership, please advise LeMans of that fact, along with the number of such unidentifiable purchasers.

 

3. If you are contacted by the owner of a Part No. 0204-0369 motorcycle wheel who received the notification letter referred to in the previous paragraph, please do the following.

 

1. 1. Please remind the owner to immediately stop riding on the Recalled Wheel.
   2. Ask the owner to return the Recalled Wheel to you to obtain a free replacement wheel. Please advise the owner that as soon as a replacement wheel is available, you will contact him or her to schedule an appointment to return the wheel. At that point, please promptly contact LeMans to arrange to have a replacement wheel, or wheels, sent to your dealership.
   3. If an owner advises you that he or she is not able to remove the wheel and/or bring it to the dealership, please make arrangements to pick up the motorcycle from the owner and have it brought to you.
   4. Replace the Recalled Wheel with a new, non-defective wheel.
   5. After the Recalled Wheel has been replaced, make arrangements to have the motorcycle picked up by, or returned to, the owner.

 

4. If you are contacted by the owner of a Part No. 0204-0369 motorcycle wheel who did NOT receive a notification letter, but who learned of this recall in some other manner, please ask the owner when he or she purchased and received the wheel to determine whether the wheel is covered by this recall. If the owner does not know the date of purchase and receipt, please check your records to attempt to identify that date. If the wheel was shipped by LeMans to you after August 20, 2019, and before June 2, 2021, or if neither you nor the owner can confirm when the wheel was shipped by LeMans, the wheel will be considered to be covered by the recall and you should proceed as set forth in Paragraph 3, above. However, if you determine that the wheel was shipped by LeMans prior to August 21, 2019, please advise the owner that the wheel is not covered by this recall.

 

5. Please return all wheels that you replace under this recall to LeMans.

 

6. Please also contact LeMans for instructions on how to submit a request for credit for your costs associated with replacing the Recalled Wheels.

 

Please be advised that it is a violation of Federal law to sell any new or used item of motor vehicle equipment covered by this notification until the defect has been remedied.

Thank you very much for your cooperation.

 

Mary Graves

Dealer Services Manager

magraves@parts-unltd.com

 

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1 Affected Product

Equipment

BRAND	PART NO.	PRODUCTION DATES
DRAG SPECIALTIES	LACED MOTORCYCLE WHEEL

 

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7 Associated Documents

ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RCONL-21E054-6045.pdf 208.072KB

 

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)

RCMN-21E054-2876.pdf 214.521KB

 

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Defect Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-21E054-6855.PDF 214.051KB

 

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Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-21E054-4513.pdf 646.233KB

 

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Recall Quarterly Report #1, 2021-3

RCLQRT-21E054-5887.PDF 211.119KB

 

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ISSUED Renotification Notice

RCRN-21E054-1288.pdf 125.413KB

 

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Recall Quarterly Report #2, 2021-4

RCLQRT-21E054-2816.PDF 211.221KB

 

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Recalls Documents

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentList.xhtml?docId=21E054&docType=RCL

 

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