Product Recalls

Alcoa recalls 16 x 6 Aluminum Forged Light Truck Wheels, Alcoa Dually Wheels, LTS and Classic Produced between June 1996 and June 1999
CLEVELAND, OH -- Alcoa Wheel and Forged Products is voluntarily recalling forged aluminum light truck wheels, size 16x6, LTS and Classic models manufactured between June 1996 and June 1999. Some of these wheels may develop fatigue cracks over a period of time. This could lead to gradual air loss from the tire and if not addressed by the consumer, the eventual separation of the wheel and tire.

The recall includes aftermarket wheels only. Alcoa wheels sold through original manufacturers such as Ford, General Motors and Dodge are not affected.

Recalled aftermarket wheels are typically used on full-ton series pick-ups in either a front wheel or dualled wheel axle applications. These wheels were designed to fit the full-ton vehicles of the following manufactures: Ford F-series, General Motors GMC, Chevrolet, Dodge Ram and Ford Econoline van.

Customers who purchased a recalled wheel should contact their local dealer or the Alcoa Campaign Center at 888-279-3055 for inspection and replacement procedure as well as for additional information. In all cases of affected wheels, to correct this condition, Alcoa will replace the subject wheels at no cost to the customer.

Customers and dealers can determine whether their wheels are included by checking the part number and date of manufacture in the wheel roll stamp. Recalled part numbers are:

Model Part Number
LTS 160251
160252
160261
160262
160271
160272

Model Part Number
Classic 160231
160232
160241
160242
160281
160282
160291
160292
160301
160302


For more information, call Alcoa Campaign Center, call 888-279-3055 or write the Alcoa Wheel Service Center at P.O. Box 557, Mauro Avenue, Knox, PA 16232. If a customer believes we have failed or are unable to affect the remedy without charge as described in this notification, customer may submit a complaint to: Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Washington DC 20590, or call the Auto Safety Hot Line at 888-327-4236 toll free.

 

I am bumping this topic to the front of the forum because this recall is apparently still in effect.

Here is the url to the Alcoa Wheels web page for this recall.

That is: IF you know for sure that yours are OEM original and not aftermarket wheels.

I COULD BE MISTAKEN here = good chance that I may be due to interpretation of "typically used.." but my original understanding was this: It seems this would include the style that can be used on 4x2 trucks INCLUDING 3/4 TON TRUCKS and not exclusively the deep dish wheels used on 1 ton dually trucks.(I'm probably wrong on that point.) ALSO this would include both the earlier 6-1/2 inch bolt-hole circle and the 170mm circle, so they could be on much earlier models of trucks than 1996. I think the bolt hole pattern changed from 6-1/2 inch to 170mm at the middle of the 1998 production year.

I also believe that you can make the warranty claim even if you are not the original purchaser, but I would probably say that they came with the truck when you bought it.

I bumped this topic because I've been looking for some used Alcoa Wheels for my truck and and also I don't want to see someone else get in an accident because of a defective wheel.

 

Alcoa Wheels North America: Technical Service: Product Recalls

^URL to all four recalls. The first recall from Nov. 1998 was for the 16" by 6" wide wheels, originally posted which I commented on above. There is a second recall of that same wheel, dated May 2003 which simply adds one more part number (the first one) to the list.