Recall Register

Alcoa: equipment recalls

NHTSA lists 10 equipment recall campaigns for Alcoa. NHTSA received the reports from 1977 to 2021. The campaigns have 260,554 units in total. The newest campaign is 21E007000. NHTSA received the report on 1 Feb 2021.

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The defect, the consequence and the remedy on this page are the summaries in the NHTSA recall file. The file names the manufacturer that filed each recall report.

NHTSA recall file through .

Recall campaigns

10 campaigns, newest first. 260,554 units in total.

  1. 21E007000Received . 22 units.

    Wheels / Rim

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Howmet Aerospace (HWS) is recalling certain Alcoa High Polish Aluminum Wheels, part number ULT 397, wheel size 22.5 x 8.25. Under certain circumstances, these wheels may not be able to support the load, which can cause the wheels to bend or break while in use.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Bent or broken wheels can increase the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    HWS will notify owners and distributors, and will replace the wheels, free of charge. The recall began January 11, 2021. Owners may contact Howmet Aerospace customer service at 1-800-242-9898.

    Products named: Alcoa Aluminum Wheel.

    Report filed by Howmet Aerospace.

  2. 15E051000Received . 45,794 units.

    Wheels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Alcoa Inc. (Alcoa) is recalling certain 22.5" X 8.25" aluminum wheels, model number 88367X, manufactured from April 27, 2015, through May 19, 2015. Due to a forging problem, the wheel rim flange section may separate during the initial tire mounting and inflation process.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Personal injury could occur if the flange separates during the initial tire mounting and inflation process.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Alcoa will notify its original equipment manufacturers, fleets and distributor customers, and will inspect and replace as necessary, free of charge, that has not yet had a tire mounted and subjected to full operating inflation pressure. The recall began on July 31, 2015. Owners may contact Alcoa customer service at 1-844-276-1567 or 88367Xquestions@alcoa.com.

    Products named: Alcoa Aluminum Wheel.

    Report filed by Alcoa Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 03E028000Received . 50,432 units.

    Wheels / Rim

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Alcoa wheel and forged products classic and lts forged aluminum light truck wheels, size 16" x 6", manufactured between july 1996 and june 1999 and sold as aftermarket equipment. Part numbers classic 160231, 160232, 160241, 160242, 160281, 160282, 160291, 160292, 160301, 160302 and lts 160251, 160252, 160261, 160262, 160271, and 160272. Fatigue cracks can develop in the outboard bead seat area causing air loss in the tires.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the user ignores the problem and refills the tires to maintain pressure, the cracks may propagate around the circumference of the wheel along the bead seat of the tire, causing the face of the wheel to separate from the rim.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Aloca will notify customers and replace the wheels free of charge. Owner notification began july 14, 2003. Owners who do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact alcoa wheel service center at 1-888-279-3055 or by fax at 814-797-5797.

    Products named: Alcoa Wheel.

    Report filed by ALCOA INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 00E057000Received . 25,054 units.

    Wheels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Equipment description: 25,054 after market alcoa forged aluminum light truck wheel, size 16x7j, lts style, 8 on 6.5" bolt circle, part number 167011, manufactured between 1993 and 2000. A crack can develop in the wheel from hand hole to hand hole.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Failure can result in wheel separation and possible vehicle crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Alcoa is notifying customers to return these wheels.

    Products named: Alcoa Wheel.

    Report filed by ALCOA WHEEL PRODUCTS INT.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  5. 99E013000Received . 17 units.

    Wheels / Rim

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Equipment description: forged aluminum bus wheels, size 22.5" x 8.25", part no. 883613, and shipped to oems. These wheels are below design specifications and internal requirements which can cause the unsupported open end of the wheel to deform, resulting in sudden loss of air.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Loss of air pressure and possible tire/rim separation from the vehicle could result in loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Alcoa will replace these wheels.

    Products named: Alcoa.

    Report filed by ALCOA AL. CO. OF AMER..

  6. 98E039000Received . 88,394 units.

    Wheels / Rim

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Equipment description: aftermarket aluminum light truck wheels, 16"x6", used with dual rear wheel axle applications. Fatigue cracks can occur at multiple locations in the outboard bear seat area, allowing air to slowly leak out of the tire. If the user ignores the problem, the cracks can continue around the circumference of the wheel, causing the face of the wheel to separate from the remaining part of the wheel.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This condition could result in the tire separation from the wheel, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the subject wheels.

    Products named: Alcoa LTS 1996; Alcoa Classic 1995; Alcoa Classic 1994; Alcoa Classic 1993; Alcoa Classic 1996; Alcoa LTS 1993; Alcoa LTS 1995; Alcoa LTS 1994.

    Report filed by ALCOA AL. CO. OF AMER.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  7. 92E010000Received . 1,757 units.

    Wheels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    There is a circumferential linear discontinuity, which appears as a crack, at the intersection of the disc and the rim on the shallow side of some of the wheels.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The discontinuity can cause loss of tire air pressureand possible tire/rim separation from the vehicle, which could result in lossof vehicle control and a possible vehicle accident.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Alcoa will replace the defective wheels.

    Products named: Alcoa Wheel.

    Report filed by ALCOA AL. CO. OF AMER..

  8. 86E028000Received . 12,784 units.

    Wheels / Hubcap/Cover

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The wheels contain pilot bores which are below the minimum specified diameter. Consequence of defect: if the above condition exists, it could interfere with the proper mounting and potentially cause stud breakage, loss of wheel and may result in loss of vehicle control which could lead to an accident.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Inspect and make necessary repairs.

    Products named: Alcoa.

    Report filed by ALCOA AL. CO. OF AMER.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  9. 84E017000Received . 36,000 units.

    Wheels / Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Some two-piece wheel cap nuts have a faulty washer section that cannot be detected by the naked eye. This defect may lead to cracking of the washer section which can cause nut to loosen. Eventually, the nuts could fall off and the wheel would become detached from the vehicle.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Old cap nuts will be replaced with new nuts (identified by a dimple). Replacement will be done one cap nut at a time, without jacking the vehicle. There is no charge for replacement.

    Products named: Alcoa.

    Report filed by ALCOA AL. CO. OF AMER.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  10. 77E025000Received . 300 units.

    Wheels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The involved wheels fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 120, "tire selection and rims for motor vehicles other than passenger cars", due to improper rim size marking.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The improrerly marked wheels will be corrected by removing the impression stamped character ".5" following the numerical characters 22.

    Products named: Alcoa.

    Report filed by ALCOA AL. CO. OF AMER..

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Counts

Alcoa equipment campaigns, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 1977, with 1 campaign.

Products in the campaigns

The product names in the NHTSA file.

  • Wheel3
  • Aluminum Wheel2
  • Classic1
  • LTS1

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. Alcoa: equipment recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/other/alcoa/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026

Manufacturers in the recall file: ALCOA AL. CO. OF AMER.; Alcoa Inc.; ALCOA WHEEL PRODUCTS INT.; Howmet Aerospace.

The brand is the make that NHTSA records for the campaign. A campaign that names 2 brands is on the page of each brand. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which Alcoa products do the campaigns name?
The NHTSA records have 4 product names for these campaigns. The name in the most campaigns is: Wheel
How many units does a Alcoa equipment campaign have?
The median Alcoa campaign has 25,054 units. The median of all 2,866 equipment campaigns is 1,677 units.
Which component do the Alcoa campaigns name most often?
Wheels, in 10 campaigns. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.