Vehicle recall 98V120004 · July 22, 1998
1998 Utility Trailer
Vehicle description: dual axle, semi-van and flatbed, trailers equipped with aftermarket aluminum dual wheels, 22.5X8.25, one-piece, tubeless, supplied by accuride/akw.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: dual axle, semi-van and flatbed, trailers equipped with aftermarket aluminum dual wheels, 22.5X8.25, one-piece, tubeless, supplied by accuride/akw. Certain design revisions combined with process conditions caused fatigue cracks in these wheels.
- Consequence
- This condition can cause failure of these wheels.
- Remedy
- Accuride/akw will replace these wheels.
- Notes
- Accuride/akw will conduct the owner notification and remedy campaign for this recall. Owner notification began July 27, 1998. Owners who do not have their wheels replaced free within a reasonable time should contact accuride/kaiser at 1-888-665-9189 or utility at 1-626-965-1541.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 98V120004
- Reported to NHTSA
- July 22, 1998
- Filed by
- UTILITY TRAILER MFG. CO.
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 28
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Wheels › Rim
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Utility Trailer (1998): 1998
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