Vehicle recall 99V072000 · April 12, 1999
1999 Pontiac Bonneville
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with chrome plated aluminum wheels.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with chrome plated aluminum wheels. Some of these wheels have a mounting surface that was not machined correctly, causing the wheel studs to break.
- Consequence
- The tire/wheel assembly could separate from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect the wheels and replace all wheels with date codes indicating that they may not have been machined correctly. The wheel mounting studs at any location where a suspect wheel was installed will also be replaced.
- Notes
- Owner notification began may 12, 1999.OWNERS who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact Pontiac at 1-800-762-2737.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
- 99V072000
- Reported to NHTSA
- April 12, 1999
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign
- 99019
- Owner notification
- May 12, 1999
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 352
- 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.
- Pontiac Bonneville (1999): 1999
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