Vehicle recall 87V060000 · April 27, 1987
Ford Escort, Mercury Lynx and 1 more model
Lug nuts could gall and possibly seize on the wheel studs without providing adequate clamping load on the wheels.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Lug nuts could gall and possibly seize on the wheel studs without providing adequate clamping load on the wheels.
- Consequence
- Wheel studs could fracture creating a risk of a wheelseparating with little forewarning.
- Remedy
- Replace wheel lug nuts and if necessary, replace wheels and wheel studs.
- Notes
- System: wheel lug nuts.vehicle description: passenger cars equipped with stainless steel decorativelug nuts included with styled steel, polycast, and cast aluminum wheels.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 87V060000
- Reported to NHTSA
- April 27, 1987
- Filed by
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Owner notification
- April 10, 1987
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 350
- 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 Escort (1987): 1987
- Ford Tempo (1987): 1987
- Mercury Lynx (1987): 1987
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