Vehicle recall 72V013000 · January 15, 1972
Oldsmobile 88, Pontiac Bonneville and 7 more models
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Notes
- Oldsmobile campaign no 71-C-3.BUICK no 71-C-4.PONTIAC no 71-C-5 and NO71-c-5A.WITH wheels indentified as 15"X6", K11 bx.possibility of weldsbreaking where wheel spider (disc) attaches to rim.fatigue cracking may occuraround spot welds of disc-to-rim attachment and could possibly result ineventual separation of disc from rim.(correct by inspecting and replacingwhere necessary with improved wheel.)
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 72V013000
- Reported to NHTSA
- January 15, 1972
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Owner notification
- March 22, 1972
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 30,885
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Wheels
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Buick Centurion (1971): 1971
- Buick Electra (1971): 1971
- Buick LeSabre (1971): 1971
- Buick Riviera (1971): 1971
- Oldsmobile 88 (1971): 1971
- Pontiac Bonneville (1971): 1971
- Pontiac Brougham (1971): 1971
- Pontiac Catalina (1971): 1971
- Pontiac Grand Ville (1971): 1971
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