Vehicle recall 87V039000 · March 23, 1987
1987 Ford Bronco II
Aluminum wheels may have been installed with improper lug nuts.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Aluminum wheels may have been installed with improper lug nuts.
- Consequence
- Wheel could become loose or even separate from the huband axle assembly while the vehice is in motion.
- Remedy
- Change tapered style lug nuts to short shank style lug nuts.
- Notes
- System: wheel lug nuts.vehicle description: van conversion type trucks.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 87V039000
- Reported to NHTSA
- March 23, 1987
- Filed by
- AVIATOR VAN CONVERSIONS
- Owner notification
- March 16, 1987
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 84
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Wheels › Lugs/nuts/bolts/studs
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Ford Bronco II (1987): 1987
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